Refrigerator with visible light radiation
US8813516B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 27, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D2400/36
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A refrigerator is disclosed. The refrigerator includes a main body which has a cooling chamber and a freezing chamber, a storage chamber which is provided in the cooling chamber to store foodstuffs, an irradiation device which irradiates light within a visible light region correspondingly to color of the foodstuffs stored in the storage chamber, an optical deodorization module which includes an ultraviolet light irradiation device which is mounted to the storage chamber to irradiate ultraviolet light and a photocatalyst filter which receives the ultraviolet light from the ultraviolet light irradiation device and is coated with a photocatalyst agent, and a control unit which controls the irradiation device and the ultraviolet light irradiation device.
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