Compact sterilizing deodorizing and freshness-preserving apparatus for use in a refrigerator

A multi-function apparatus for use in a refrigerator comprising:

• a housing;
• a power source portion disposed in said housing for rectifying output of a power source and for generating a plurality of voltages;
• and
• a multi-function additional means disposed in said housing supplied with said voltages for generating corona discharge to perform sterilizing/deodorizing functions for purifying air in storage compartments of a refrigerator and for generating ions in the purified air;
• said multi-function additional means comprising:
• a plurality of pointed electrodes and a strip shaped electrode facing said plurality of pointed electrodes supplied by the voltages to generate corona discharge for ionizing air passing introduced around the plurality of pointed electrodes;
• an ozone solving portion disposed on a side of said strip shaped electrode opposite from said plurality of pointed electrodes for preventing emission of ozone outside the housing by reducing the ozone to oxygen thus providing purified air;
• and
• an ionizing electrode means disposed downstream from said ozone solving portion for generating said ions in the purified air which passes through said ionizing electrode means, said ionizing electrode means having a pointed end which is curved downward along the direction the purified air passes through said ionizing electrode means.