Apparatus for sterilization and deodorization and refrigerator having the same

Abstract

A refrigerator comprises: a cabinet; a storage compartment disposed inside the cabinet; a cold air duct disposed behind the storage compartment; and a sterilization and deodorization apparatus mounted inside the storage compartment, and configured to draw air discharged from the cold air duct, sterilize and deodorize the air, and discharge the sterilized and deodorized air into the storage compartment. The sterilization and deodorization apparatus comprises: an inlet connected to a duct outlet of the cold air duct; a deodorizing filter configured to deodorize the air flowing into the inlet; a sterilizing lamp disposed between the inlet and the deodorizing filter and configured to sterilize the air flowing into the inlet; an outlet configured to discharge air sterilized and deodorized by the sterilizing lamp and the deodorizing filter into the storage compartment; and a deodorizing lamp disposed opposite to the sterilizing lamp with respect to the deodorizing filter and configured to activate the deodorizing filter.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.