A refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a sterilizing device, wherein the sterilizing device includes a light source assembly which emits visible rays, and a photocatalytic filter which reacts with the visible rays, and the light source assembly is disposed to be inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to a horizontal line equally dividing the photocatalytic filter in a case.

A refrigerator has an air sanitation device. The air sanitation device includes: a housing; an air channel located in the housing and having an air inlet and an air outlet; a fan located in the air channel, to force air to enter the air channel from the air inlet, and then be discharged out of the air channel from the air outlet; and an air detection device and/or an air purification device located between the air inlet and an inlet of the fan.

A refrigerator is disclosed. The refrigerator is able to store foods at a low temperature and to effectively remove bacteria of the foods stored in a storage room, to maintain the storage room clean.

There is described a filter assembly (2) comprising a filter housing (15) and a removable filter cartridge (16) arranged and/or arrangeable within the filter housing (15). The filter assembly (2) comprises an expelling device configured to exert an expelling force onto the filter cartridge (16) when being arranged within the filter housing (15) for at least partially directing the filter cartridge (16) out of the filter housing (15) and a control device controllable into a locking configuration for blocking the filter cartridge (16) within the filter housing (15) and/or for counter-acting against the expelling force and an unlocking configuration for allowing the expelling force to at least partially expel the filter cartridge (16) from the filter housing (15). The control device comprises at least a first interaction element (20) and a second interaction element (21) interacting and/or being configured to interact with one another with the control device being controlled into the locking configuration. The first interaction element (20) and the second interaction element (21) are configured such that the interaction between the first interaction element (20) and the second interaction element (21) is interrupted and/or released with the control device being controlled into the unlocking configuration and the filter cartridge (16) is provided with the first interaction element (20) and the filter housing (15) is provided with the second interaction element (21).

A storage apparatus according to an embodiment may include a body having a storage space of storage products and an air purifying module coupled to the body. The air purifying module may include a light emitting diode part disposed along a passage of air to provide ultraviolet light, and a filter part disposed adjacent to the light emitting diode part.

A refrigerator which variably controls operation of a sterilizer according to variation in humidity within the refrigerator to improve sterilizing capacity includes a control unit to drive the sterilizer while repeatedly turning the cold air circulation fan on/off during a refrigerating cycle in which the defrosting heater is not operated, and stop driving the sterilizer during operation of the defrosting heater.

A refrigerator includes an inner case including (i) a refrigerating case that defines a refrigerator compartment and (ii) a freezing case that defines a freezer compartment, an outer case disposed outside the inner case, a connection duct disposed between the inner case and the outer case, and a refrigerator compartment cold air supply duct that is detachably coupled to a rear inner surface of the refrigerating case and in fluid communication with the connection duct. The connection duct and the refrigerator compartment cold air supply duct are in communication on a rear surface of the refrigerating case with the refrigerating case interposed therebetween, thereby reducing the area occupied by the refrigerator compartment cold air supply duct disposed in the rear inner surface of the refrigerator compartment.

A deodorizing apparatus including: a base, in which a suction port and a discharge port are disposed; a cover coupled to the base; a suction fan fixed to the base so as to suction air through the suction port; a first fixing member disposed between the suction port and the discharge port so as to support a filter; a light emitting module including a light emitting diode; and a second fixing member for supporting the light emitting module. The first fixing member includes a first body part for spacing the filter apart from the base.

A deodorization module and a storage device including the deodorization module. A deodorization module includes: a housing; a suction opening formed on the lower surface of the housing to allow external air to be suctioned therethrough; a fan disposed at the suction opening to suction the air; a discharge opening for discharging the air, which has been suctioned by the fan, to the outside of the housing; a photocatalytic bar disposed between the fan and the discharge opening; and a light source module, which includes a light source substrate and an ultraviolet light source and irradiates an ultraviolet ray to the photocatalytic bar.

A refrigerator includes: a cabinet which has a storage space with an open front surface; a door which is provided in the cabinet and opens and closes the storage space; an evaporator which is provided in the cabinet; an upper duct which extends above the storage space in a front and rear direction and guides cold air from the evaporator; and a deodorizing device which is provided on the upper surface of the storage space, in which an upper discharge port is formed in the upper duct to discharge cold air at the front end of the upper surface of the storage space, and the deodorizing device is disposed adjacent to the upper discharge port to deodorize cold air discharged through the upper discharge port.