| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a refrigerator that prevents degradation in freshness of a stored object over a long period of time and enhances safety. <P>SOLUTION: The refrigerator having a storage chamber for storing a stored object in a chilled temperature zone includes: a container provided in the storage chamber having a cold air suction port and a cold air discharge port and an air passage formed inside; a hygroscopic member provided with the air passage in the container; and ultraviolet irradiation means for irradiating ultraviolet rays to moisture discharged from the hygroscopic member. The wavelength of ultraviolet rays irradiated from the ultraviolet irradiation means is assumed to be 316-400 nm. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |
