REFRIGERATOR

• Main Authors: MASUDA FUJIKO, HOSHINO NOBUHIKO, SHIMURA KOJI, KATO TAKASHI, KURIHARA HIDEAKI, SATO HIDEHIKO, TAKASHIMA KIMIE, TODO JUNICHI, TANI KAYOKO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 11.09.1998
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: BLASTING; CHEMICAL RIPENING OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLES; COLD ROOMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT COVERED BY ANY OTHERSUBCLASS; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; HUMAN NECESSITIES; ICE-BOXES; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PRESERVING, e.g. BY CANNING, MEAT, FISH, EGGS, FRUIT,VEGETABLES, EDIBLE SEEDS; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; REFRIGERATORS; THE PRESERVED, RIPENED, OR CANNED PRODUCTS; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES; WEAPONS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a refrigerator having a freshness holder including a humidity control function to a suitable humidity by not only absorbing and oxidation decomposing ethylene gas and foreign odor generated in a container of a representative of a vegetable chamber for containing vegetable and fruit but also absorbing and dissipating moisture in the container. SOLUTION: The refrigerator comprises a freshness maintaining unit 26 having a filter 23 with a humidity control function and added with catalyst for adsorbing and oxidation decomposing ethylene gas and foreign odor in a vegetable chamber and a component including moisture absorbing and dissipating operations such as B-type silica gel in a recess 22 formed at the rear of a vegetable container 16. In this case, vegetable and the like can be freshly stored. A vent hole opened at a filter cover 24 is designed with vegetable and fruit to visually emphasize a satisfactory commodity image and freshness.