Patent ID: 7056476
Filing Date: 2006-06-06
Classification: A61L,F25B,F25D

Abstract:
1. A refrigerator in which a deodorizer is provided in a cold air circulation path for deodorizing an atmosphere in the refrigerator, the refrigerator further comprising a heat exchanger having a cold air inlet, the deodorizer comprising: discharging means having a plurality of wire-shaped discharge electrodes disposed across the cold air circulation path and a flat counter electrode, the discharging means producing ozone and ultraviolet rays by means of high-voltage discharge, the counter electrode having a number of slits formed therethrough so that cold air for refrigeration flows through the slits, the slits being arranged so that the cold air flows therethrough across the counter electrode; a photocatalyst module provided between the discharge electrodes and the counter electrode for decomposing an odor component and injurious matter contained in the atmosphere by means of photocatalyst; and ozone decomposing means for decomposing the ozone produced by the discharging means, the ozone decomposing means being disposed at a downstream side of at least the discharging means and the photocatalyst module with respect to a direction in which the cold air flows and further in the cold air inlet of the heat exchanger.