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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2020
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Sang Hoon Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Jee Yong Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Joo Yeon Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Myung Ju Shin, Suwon-si, KR;
Hong Kwan Cho, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A refrigerator includes a deodorizer installed on an upper surface of a storage compartment. The deodorizer includes a housing in which a flow path is provided, a suction port provided on a lower surface of the housing to suck air, a discharge port provided in the front of the suction port to discharge air, a photocatalytic deodorizing filter disposed at an inner side of the suction port, and a filter light source configured to irradiate light to the photocatalytic deodorizing filter, the flow path is configured to guide air from a rear lower side where the suction port is positioned to a front lower side where the discharge port is positioned, and the filter light source is disposed above the photocatalytic deodorizing filter to face the photocatalytic deodorizing filter in a state of being spaced apart from each other, and positioned above air passing through the flow path.