KR20210061089A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

One aspect of the present invention discloses a refrigerator with easy access to an ice-making compartment. According to the present invention, a refrigerator comprises: a main body having a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment; a refrigerator compartment door rotatably coupled to the main body to open and close at least a portion of the refrigerator compartment and including an ice-making compartment and a dispenser; an auxiliary door provided to open and close the ice-making compartment; and a cold air duct connecting the ice-making compartment and the freezer compartment to cool the ice-making compartment. The ice-making compartment is formed on the front side of the refrigerator compartment door to be accessible when the refrigerator compartment door is closed, and the auxiliary door has an opening corresponding to the dispenser so that the dispenser is accessible when the auxiliary door is closed.

Description

Refrigerator {REFRIGERATOR}

The present invention relates to a refrigerator in which an ice making room is provided in a door.

A refrigerator is a home appliance that stores food fresh by having a main body having a storage compartment, a cold air supply device provided to supply cool air to the storage compartment, and a door provided to open and close the storage compartment.

A refrigerator may also have an ice making room for manufacturing and storing ice, and in the case of a BMF (Bottom Mounted Freezer) type refrigerator, the ice making room is generally provided in a corner of the refrigerator compartment or at the rear of the refrigerator compartment door.

In the ice making room, an ice maker for making ice and an ice bucket for storing ice produced by the ice maker and transferring it to a dispenser are arranged.When the ice making room is provided inside the refrigerator compartment or at the rear of the refrigerator compartment door, an ice maker disposed in the ice maker And the door must be opened to access the ice bucket.

An aspect of the present invention discloses a refrigerator in which access to an ice making room is easy.

An aspect of the present invention discloses a refrigerator in which the outflow of cold air is prevented when the ice making room is approached.

An aspect of the present invention discloses a refrigerator in which the space utilization of a storage room is increased.

An aspect of the present invention discloses a refrigerator with improved ice making efficiency.

One aspect of the present invention discloses a refrigerator in which a water filter can be easily replaced and repaired, and a water supply line is simple.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a refrigerator includes a main body having a refrigerating chamber and a freezing chamber; and a refrigerating chamber door rotatably coupled to the main body to open and close at least a portion of the refrigerating chamber, and including an ice-making chamber and a dispenser; and, the ice-making chamber An auxiliary door provided to open and close the door; And a cold air duct connecting the ice-making compartment and the freezing compartment to cool the ice-making compartment. Including, wherein the ice making compartment is formed on the front of the refrigerating compartment door to be accessible when the refrigerating compartment door is closed, and the auxiliary door has an opening corresponding to the dispenser so as to be accessible to the dispenser when the auxiliary door is closed. Have.

The freezing compartment includes a storage space in which food is stored and a heat exchange space in which an evaporator is disposed, and the cooling air duct includes a supply duct for supplying cold air from the heat exchange space to the ice-making compartment, and cool air in the ice-making compartment It may include a recovery duct to recover as.

The supply duct includes a main body supply duct provided in the main body and a door supply duct provided in the refrigerating compartment door, and when the refrigerating compartment door is closed, the main body supply duct and the door supply duct are connected, and the refrigerating compartment door is When opened, the main body supply duct and the door supply duct may be separated.

The recovery duct includes a body recovery duct provided in the main body and a door recovery duct provided on the refrigerating compartment door, and when the refrigerating compartment door is closed, the body recovery duct and the door recovery duct are connected, and the refrigerator compartment door is When opened, the main body recovery duct and the door recovery duct may be separated.

The refrigerator further includes an evaporator duct installed in the freezing chamber to divide the freezing chamber into the storage space and the heat exchange space, and the cold air duct may be coupled to the evaporator duct.

The refrigerator may further include a damper device provided in the evaporator duct to control the supply of cold air to the ice making room through the cold air duct.

The refrigerating compartment door includes a door front plate forming a front surface of the refrigerating compartment door, a door rear plate forming a rear surface of the refrigerating compartment door, and an insulating material provided between the door front plate and the door back plate, and the ice making Actually, the door front plate may be recessed to the rear.

The dispenser may include a dispenser housing recessed to form a takeout space, a chute for guiding ice in the ice-making chamber to the takeout space, and a lever provided to operate the dispenser.

The door front plate may include a dispenser installation hole opened to install the dispenser housing.

The door front plate may include a bottom wall forming a lower surface of the ice-making chamber, and an ice passage hole may be formed in the bottom wall to communicate the ice-making chamber and the chute.

The dispenser may include a chute opening and closing device provided to open and close the chute.

The door front plate may include a water filter receiving portion recessed so that a water filter for purifying water is mounted.

The door rear plate is a refrigerator including a water tank accommodating portion formed to be recessed so that a water tank for storing water is mounted.

The refrigerator may further include a valve provided in the water tank accommodating part to control supply of water purified by the water filter to the water tank or the ice making room.

In another aspect, according to the spirit of the present invention, a refrigerator includes: a main body having a refrigerating chamber and a freezing chamber; And a refrigerating compartment door rotatably coupled to the main body to open and close at least a portion of the refrigerating compartment. Including, wherein the refrigerating compartment door is formed on the front of the refrigerating compartment door to be accessible while the refrigerating compartment door is closed, an ice making compartment in which an ice maker is disposed; and a dispenser provided to provide water or ice; And, the exterior A water filter connected to a water supply source and provided to purify water; and a water tank provided to store water; And a valve provided to control supply of water purified through the water filter to the water tank or the ice maker. Includes.

The refrigerator may further include an auxiliary door provided in front of the refrigerating compartment door to open and close the ice making compartment.

The auxiliary door may have an opening corresponding to the dispenser to allow access to the dispenser when the auxiliary door is closed.

The refrigerator may further include an evaporator provided in the freezing compartment to cool the freezing compartment, and a cold air duct provided to cool the ice making compartment using cold air generated by the evaporator.

The freezing compartment includes a storage space in which food is stored and a heat exchange space in which the evaporator is disposed, and the cold air duct provides a supply duct for supplying cold air from the heat exchange space to the ice-making compartment, and the cold air in the ice-making compartment. It may include a recovery duct that recovers to the space.

The refrigerator may further include a damper device provided to allow or block the supply of cold air to the ice making room through the cold air duct.

Since the ice making room is formed in the front of the door, it is possible to easily perform ice extraction and repair and replacement of ice makers and ice buckets by accessing the ice making room without opening the door.

Since the door is kept closed when the user approaches the ice making room, it is possible to prevent leakage of cold air from the storage room and save energy.

A water filter that purifies water, a water tank that stores water, an ice maker that makes ice, a dispenser that provides water or ice, a water tank and a valve that supplies water purified from the water filter to the ice maker are all provided on the door. The water supply line can be simplified.

1 is a view showing the front of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the refrigerator of Figure 1;
3 is a side cross-sectional view schematically showing the main configuration of the refrigerator of FIG. 1.
4 is a diagram illustrating a connection structure between a freezing chamber and an ice making chamber through a cold air duct of the refrigerator of FIG. 1.
5 is a view showing a refrigerator compartment door of the refrigerator of FIG. 1;
6 is an exploded perspective view of a refrigerating compartment door of the refrigerator of FIG. 1.
7 is another exploded perspective view of a refrigerating compartment door of the refrigerator of FIG. 1.
8 is a rear perspective view of a refrigerating compartment door of the refrigerator of FIG. 1.
9 is a side cross-sectional view illustrating a refrigerating compartment door and an auxiliary door of the refrigerator of FIG. 1.
10 is a plan cross-sectional view illustrating a refrigerating compartment door and an auxiliary door of the refrigerator of FIG. 1.
11 is a diagram illustrating a connection relationship between the cold air duct of the refrigerator of FIG. 1.
12 is a view showing an evaporator duct and a cold air duct of the refrigerator of FIG. 1.
13 is a side cross-sectional view illustrating an evaporator duct of the refrigerator of FIG. 1.
14 is a plan cross-sectional view showing an evaporator duct of the refrigerator of FIG. 1.

Since the embodiments described in the present specification are only the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not represent all the technical spirit of the present invention, various equivalents or modified examples that can replace them at the time of the present application are also present in the present invention. It should be understood to be included within the scope of the rights of the company.

Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this specification, terms such as include or have are intended to designate the existence of features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or a combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more other features, numbers, and steps. It does not preclude the possibility of the presence or addition of, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Terms including ordinal numbers such as first and second used in this specification may be used to describe various elements, but the elements are not limited by the terms, and the terms refer to one element as another. It is used only for the purpose of distinguishing it from the component.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view showing the front of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a perspective view of the refrigerator of FIG. 1. 3 is a side cross-sectional view schematically showing the main configuration of the refrigerator of FIG. 1. 4 is a diagram illustrating a connection structure between a freezing chamber and an ice making chamber through a cold air duct of the refrigerator of FIG. 1.

1 to 4, the refrigerator 1 includes a main body 10, a refrigerating chamber 21 and a freezing chamber 22 formed in the main body 10, and a main body 10 to open and close the refrigerating chamber 21. The refrigerating compartment doors 25 and 26 rotatably provided in the refrigerator compartment 22, the freezing compartment doors 27 and 28 rotatably provided in the main body 10 to open and close the freezing compartment 22, and the refrigerating compartment door 25 It may include a cold air supply device provided to supply cold air to the ice compartment 42, the refrigerating compartment 21, the freezing compartment 22, and the ice making compartment 42.

The refrigerating chamber 21 and the freezing chamber 22 are partitioned by an intermediate wall 14, and the refrigerating chamber 21 may be formed above the main body 10, and the freezing chamber 22 may be formed below the main body 10. . The refrigerating chamber 21 is maintained at approximately 0 to 5 degrees Celsius, so that food can be stored refrigerated. The freezer 22 is maintained at approximately minus 30 to 0 degrees Celsius so that food can be stored frozen. The ice making compartment 42 is partitioned from the refrigerating compartment 21, and the cold air duct 90 may communicate with the freezing compartment 22. The ice making compartment 42 is maintained at the same temperature as the freezing compartment 22 to generate and store ice.

The cold air supply device includes a compressor 2a, a condenser 2b, evaporators 17 and 18, and an expansion device (not shown), and may generate cold air using the latent heat of evaporation of the refrigerant. The pressurizer (2a) and the condenser (2b) may be disposed in the machine room (19) formed in the lower rear of the body (10).

The evaporators 17 and 18 may include a refrigerating chamber evaporator 17 disposed in the refrigerating chamber 21 and a freezing chamber evaporator 18 disposed in the freezing chamber 22. The cold air generated by the refrigerating compartment evaporator 17 may be supplied to the refrigerating compartment 21 by the operation of the refrigerating compartment blowing fan 16. The cold air generated by the freezing compartment evaporator 18 may be supplied to the freezing compartment 22 and the ice making compartment 42 by the operation of the freezing compartment blowing fan 83.

The refrigerator 1 may include a cold air duct 90 to guide cold air generated by the evaporator 18 to the ice making room 42.

The main body 10 includes an inner case 11 forming the refrigerating chamber 21 and the freezing chamber 22, an outer case 12 coupled to the outside of the inner case 11 and forming the exterior of the refrigerator 1, and the inner case 11 ) It may include a heat insulating material 13 provided between the outer box (12). The inner case 11 may be formed of a plastic material, and the outer case 12 may be formed of a metal material. As the insulating material 13, urethane foam insulation or vacuum insulation panel may be used.

The refrigerating compartment 21 is formed to have an open front so that food can be put in and out, and the opened front may be opened and closed by the refrigerating compartment doors 25 and 26. The refrigerating compartment doors 25 and 26 include a refrigerating compartment door 25 and a refrigerating compartment door 26 provided on the left and right, respectively, and each of the refrigerating compartment door 25 and the refrigerating compartment door 26 is at least a part of the refrigerating compartment 21 Can be opened and closed. The refrigerating compartment doors 25 and 26 may be rotatably coupled to the main body 10 in the left and right directions through the main hinge 31 (FIG. 11). Door guards 29 may be provided on rear surfaces of the refrigerator compartment doors 25 and 26 to store food.

The freezing compartment 22 is formed to have an open front so that food can be put in and out, and the opened front may be opened and closed by the freezing compartment doors 27 and 28. A door guard 30 may be provided at the rear of the freezer doors 27 and 28 to store food.

An ice making compartment 42 and a dispenser 70 may be provided in the refrigerating compartment door 25. The ice making compartment 42 may be provided above the refrigerating compartment door 25, and the dispenser 70 may be provided below the refrigerating compartment door 25.

The ice-making compartment 42 may be formed on the front surface of the refrigerating compartment door 25 so as to be accessible while the refrigerating compartment door 25 is closed. Therefore, when the user wants to access the ice making room 42, it is not necessary to open the refrigerating compartment door 25, and it is possible to easily perform a task of withdrawing ice or repairing and replacing an ice maker and an ice bucket. In addition, since the refrigerating compartment 21 is kept closed to the refrigerating compartment door 25 when approaching the ice-making compartment 42, leakage of cold air from the refrigerating compartment 21 may be prevented and energy may be saved.

The freezing chamber 22 may be divided into a storage space 23 for storing food, and a heat exchange space 24 in which cold air is generated by arranging the freezing chamber evaporator 18. An evaporator duct 80 may be disposed in the freezing chamber 22 to divide the freezing chamber 22 into a storage space 23 and a heat exchange space 24.

A damper device 89 (FIGS. 12 to 14) may be provided in the evaporator duct 80 to control whether to supply the cold air generated in the heat exchange space 24 to the ice making chamber 42. All of the cool air generated in the heat exchange space 24 may be supplied to the storage space 23 according to the operation of the damper device 89. Alternatively, a part of the cold air generated in the heat exchange space 24 may be supplied to the storage space 23 and the remaining part may be supplied to the ice making room 42.

The cold air duct 90 may connect the heat exchange space 24 and the ice making room 42. The cold air duct 90 includes a supply duct 91 for supplying cold air from the heat exchange space 24 to the ice making chamber 42, and a recovery duct 95 for recovering cold air from the ice making chamber 42 to the heat exchange space 24. It may include.

The supply duct 91 may include a main body supply duct 92 provided in the main body 10 and a door supply duct 93 provided in the refrigerating compartment door 25. When the refrigerator door 25 is closed, the main body supply duct 92 and the door supply duct 93 are connected, and when the refrigerator door 25 is open, the main body supply duct 92 and the door supply duct 93 can be separated. have.

The recovery duct 95 may include a door recovery duct 96 provided in the refrigerating compartment door 25 and a main body recovery duct 97 provided in the body 10. When the refrigerating compartment door 25 is closed, the door recovery duct 96 and the main body recovery duct 97 are connected, and when the refrigerating compartment door 25 is opened, the door recovery duct 96 and the body recovery duct 97 can be separated. have.

The main body supply duct 92 and the main body recovery duct 97 may be installed between the inner case 11 and the outer case 12 of the main body 10. The main body supply duct 92 and the main body recovery duct 97 may be attached to the outer surface of the inner case 11.

The cold air duct 90 may be connected to the evaporator duct 80. Specifically, the evaporator duct 80 may include a first discharge port 84, a second discharge port 85, a first suction port 86, and a second suction port 87 (see FIG. 11).

The cold air from the heat exchange space 24 may be discharged to the storage space 23 through the first discharge port 84. The cold air from the storage space 23 may be recovered to the heat exchange space 24 through the first suction port 86.

The supply duct 91 may be connected to the second discharge port 85. Cool air from the heat exchange space 24 may be supplied to the ice making chamber 42 through the second discharge port 85 and the supply duct 91. A recovery duct 95 may be connected to the second suction port 87. The cold air from the ice making chamber 42 may be recovered to the heat exchange space 24 through the recovery duct 95 and the second suction port 87.

The refrigerator 1 may further include an auxiliary door 35 provided in front of the refrigerating compartment door 25 to open and close the ice making compartment 42. The auxiliary door 35 may be rotatably coupled to the refrigerating compartment door 25 through an auxiliary hinge 32 (FIG. 6).

A gasket 39 in close contact with the front of the refrigerating compartment door 25 may be provided at the rear of the auxiliary door 35 to seal the ice making compartment 42 when the auxiliary door 35 is closed.

The auxiliary door 35 may have a size corresponding to the refrigerating compartment door 25. The auxiliary door 35 may have an opening 36 such that the dispenser 70 of the refrigerating compartment door 25 is exposed while the auxiliary door 35 is closed. The opening 36 may be formed at a position corresponding to the dispenser 70 to have a size corresponding to the dispenser 70. Accordingly, even when the auxiliary door 35 is closed, the dispenser 70 can be accessed through the opening 36.

5 is a diagram illustrating a refrigerator compartment door of the refrigerator of FIG. 1. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a refrigerating compartment door of the refrigerator of FIG. 1. 7 is another exploded perspective view of a refrigerating compartment door of the refrigerator of FIG. 1. 8 is a rear perspective view of a refrigerating compartment door of the refrigerator of FIG. 1. 9 is a side cross-sectional view illustrating a refrigerator compartment door and an auxiliary door of the refrigerator of FIG. 1. 10 is a plan cross-sectional view illustrating a refrigerating compartment door and an auxiliary door of the refrigerator of FIG. 1.

5 to 10, a refrigerating compartment door and an auxiliary door according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

The refrigerating compartment door 25 includes a door front plate 40 forming the front side of the refrigerating compartment door 25, a door rear panel 60 forming the rear side of the refrigerating compartment door 25, and the left side of the door front plate 40. The door left face plate 55 coupled to the door, the door right face plate 56 coupled to the right side of the door front plate 40, the door upper cap 57 coupled to the upper portion of the door front plate 40, and the door It may include a door lower cap 58 coupled to a lower portion of the front plate 40 and an insulating material 54 provided between the door front plate 40 and the door rear plate 60. The heat insulating material 54 of the refrigerating compartment door 25 may be a urethane foam insulation or a vacuum insulation panel, similar to the heat insulating material 13 of the main body 10.

The door front plate 40 may include an ice making room 42. The ice making compartment 42 may be formed on the front surface 41 of the door front plate 40. The ice making chamber 42 may be formed by a portion of the door front plate 40 being recessed backward. Since the ice-making compartment 42 is formed on the front surface 41 of the door front plate 40, the ice-making compartment 42 can be efficiently insulated from the refrigerating compartment 21 of the main body 10 by the heat insulating material 54.

An ice maker 100 for manufacturing ice and an ice bucket 101 for storing ice may be disposed in the ice making room 42. A support rib 45 may be formed on the door front plate 40 to support the locking rib 108 of the ice bucket 101.

The ice bucket 101 may include an ice bucket cover 102 formed to cover the open front surface of the ice making room 42 and a bucket body 103 forming a space for storing ice. The ice bucket 101 may be provided with a stirrer 105 rotatable to stir and transport ice stored in the bucket body 103. A crushing blade 106 capable of crushing ice may be coupled to the central axis 104 of the stirrer 105. An ice discharge port 107 through which ice can be discharged to the outside of the ice bucket 101 may be formed under the bucket body 103.

A transfer motor 49 may be disposed in the ice making chamber 42 to rotate the stirrer 105 and the crushing blade 106. A drive coupler 50 may be coupled to the transfer motor 49. When the ice bucket 101 is mounted in the ice making room 42, the central axis 104 of the stirrer 105 is connected to the driving coupler 50, and the ice bucket 101 is separated from the ice making room 42 When so, the central axis 104 of the stirrer 105 may be separated from the drive coupler 50.

The door front plate 40 may include an ice making room bottom 43 that forms a lower surface of the ice making room 42. An ice passage hole 44 for communicating the ice making room 42 and the dispenser 70 may be formed in the bottom 43 of the ice making room. Ice discharged from the ice bucket 101 may be guided to the chute 73 of the dispenser 70 through the ice passage hole 44.

The door front plate 40 has a cold air supply hole 46 to which the outlet 93b of the door supply duct 93 is connected to supply cold air to the ice making room 42, and a door to collect cold air from the ice making room 42. A cold air recovery hole 47 to which the inlet 96a of the recovery duct 96 is connected may be formed.

A dispenser installation hole 48 opened to install the dispenser 70 may be formed in the door front plate 40. The dispenser housing 71 of the dispenser 70 may be installed in the dispenser installation hole 48.

A water filter receiving part 51 in which a water filter 53 for purifying water is accommodated may be formed on the door front plate 40. The water filter receiving part 51 may be formed on the front surface 41 of the door front plate 40. The water filter accommodating part 51 may be formed by a portion of the door front plate 40 being recessed to the rear. A filter cap 53a is provided in the water filter accommodating part 51, and the water filter 53 may be coupled to the filter cap 53a. The water filter 53 may purify water supplied from an external water supply source through a water supply line (not shown) and supply it to the water tank 67 or the ice maker 100. A filter cover 52 may be coupled to the water filter receiving unit 51 to cover the open front surface of the water filter receiving unit 51.

As described above, since the water filter 53 is mounted on the front side of the refrigerating compartment door 25, it is possible to easily replace and repair the water filter 53 without opening the refrigerating compartment door 25.

A door guard 29 for storing food and a gasket 69 for sealing the refrigerating compartment 21 by being in close contact with the front of the main body 10 may be installed on the rear surface 61 of the door rear plate 60. When the refrigerating compartment door 25 and the refrigerating compartment door 26 are closed, the door rear plate 60 seals between the refrigerating compartment door 25 and the refrigerating compartment door 26 to prevent leakage of cold air in the refrigerating compartment 21. Mullions 59 can be combined.

In the door rear plate 60, the door supply connection hole 62 to which the inlet 93a of the door supply duct 93 is connected to supply cold air to the ice-making compartment 42 and the cold air from the ice-making compartment 42 are recovered. A door recovery connection hole 63 to which the outlet 96b of the door recovery duct 96 is connected may be formed.

A water tank accommodating portion 65 in which a water tank 67 for storing water is accommodated may be formed on the door rear plate 60. The water tank receiving portion 65 may be formed on the rear surface 61 of the door rear plate 60. The water tank accommodating portion 65 may be formed by a portion of the rear door plate 60 being recessed forward. The water tank cover 66 may be coupled to the water tank accommodating portion 65 to cover the open rear surface of the water tank accommodating portion 65.

The water tank 67 may store water purified through the water filter 53 and cool the stored water using cold air in the refrigerating chamber 21. The water tank 67 may be connected to the water supply head 77 of the dispenser 70 through a water supply line (not shown). Water stored in the water tank 67 may be provided to the take-out space 72 of the dispenser 70 through the water supply head 77 of the dispenser 70.

A valve 68 for controlling supply of water purified through the water filter 53 to the water tank 67 or the ice maker 100 may be provided in the water tank accommodating part 65. The valve 68 may alternatively supply water purified through the water filter 53 to the water tank 67 or to the ice maker 100. That is, the valve 68 may be a 3-way valve that switches a flow path.

As described above, a water filter 53 for purifying water, a water tank 67 for storing water, an ice maker 100 for cooling water to produce ice, and a dispenser 70 for dispensing water or ice Wow, valves 68 that control supply of water purified through the water filter 53 to the water tank 67 or the ice maker 100 may all be provided in the refrigerator compartment door 25. Accordingly, the water supply line connecting the parts may not be provided in the main body 10 but may be provided only in the refrigerating compartment door 25, so that the water supply line is simplified and space utilization of the main body 10 may be increased.

The dispenser 70 may provide water or ice. The dispenser 70 may be installed between the door front plate 40 and the door rear plate 60.

The dispenser 70 includes a dispenser housing 71 formed to be recessed to form a takeout space 72, a chute 73 that is a passage for guiding ice in the ice making chamber 42 to the takeout space 72, and a dispenser 70. ), and a switch 76 that can be operated by a user to operate the dispenser 70 by being pressed by the lever 78.

The dispenser 70 may further include a chute opening and closing device 74 provided to open and close the chute 73. The chute opening and closing device 74 includes an opening/closing plate 75 for opening and closing the chute 73 so that ice does not pass through the chute 73, and an opening/closing motor 76 for rotating the opening/closing plate 75 can do. When the opening/closing plate 75 opens the chute 73, ice in the ice making chamber 42 may be provided through the dispenser 70. When the opening/closing plate 75 closes the chute 73, the opening/closing plate 75 may seal the chute 73 so that cold air from the ice making chamber 42 does not flow out through the chute 73.

The auxiliary door 35 may include a case 37 and an insulating material 38 provided inside the case 37 to insulate the ice making room 42. The insulation material 38 may be a urethane foam insulation or a vacuum insulation panel, similar to the insulation material 13 of the main body 10 and the insulation material 54 of the refrigerating compartment door 25.

11 is a diagram illustrating a connection relationship between the cold air duct of the refrigerator of FIG. 1. 12 is a diagram illustrating an evaporator duct and a cold air duct of the refrigerator of FIG. 1. 13 is a side cross-sectional view illustrating an evaporator duct of the refrigerator of FIG. 1. 14 is a plan cross-sectional view illustrating an evaporator duct of the refrigerator of FIG. 1.

With reference to FIGS. 11 to 14, a cold air duct and an evaporator duct of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

The evaporator duct 80 may include a duct insulation plate 81 including an insulation material, and a duct cover 82 coupled to the duct insulation plate 81. A blower fan 83 for flowing cold air may be coupled between the duct insulation plate 81 and the duct cover 82.

The evaporator duct 80 may divide the freezing chamber into a storage space 23 in which food is stored in the freezing chamber 22 and a heat exchange space 24 in which cool air is generated by the evaporator 18.

The evaporator duct 80 includes a first discharge port 84 formed to supply cool air from the heat exchange space 24 to the storage space 23, and a second discharge port 84 formed to supply cool air from the heat exchange space 24 to the ice making chamber 42. The discharge port 85, a first suction port 86 formed to recover the cool air from the storage space 23 to the heat exchange space 24, and a second suction port 86 formed to recover the cool air from the ice making chamber 42 to the heat exchange space 24 It may include a suction port (87).

A damper device 89 for controlling the supply of cold air to the ice making chamber 42 may be mounted at the second discharge port 85 of the evaporator duct 80. The damper device 89 may include a damper plate 89a that rotates around the damper shaft 89c to open and close the second discharge port 85, and a damper motor 89b that rotates and drives the damper plate 89a. have.

When the damper device 89 opens the second discharge port 85, cold air in the heat exchange space 24 may be supplied to the freezing chamber 22 and the ice making chamber 42 together. When the damper device 89 closes the second discharge port 85, cold air in the heat exchange space 24 may not be supplied to the ice making compartment 42, but may be supplied only to the freezing compartment 22.

The cold air duct 90 includes a supply duct 91 that supplies cold air from the heat exchange space 24 to the ice making chamber 42, and a recovery duct 95 that recovers the cold air from the ice making chamber 42 to the heat exchange space 24. It may include.

The supply duct 91 may include a main body supply duct 92 provided in the main body 10 and a door supply duct 93 provided in the refrigerating compartment door 25. The recovery duct 95 may include a door recovery duct 96 provided in the refrigerating compartment door 25 and a main body recovery duct 97 provided in the body 10.

The inlet 92a of the main body supply duct 92 is connected to the second discharge port 85 of the evaporator duct 80, and the outlet 92b is a main body supply connection hole formed in the side inner box 11 of the main body 10. 15) can be connected.

The inlet 93a of the door supply duct 93 is connected to the door supply connection hole 62 of the door rear plate 60, and the outlet 93b is connected to the cold air supply hole 46 of the door front plate 40. I can.

When the refrigerating compartment door 25 is closed, the main body supply connection hole 15 and the door supply connection hole 62 may be connected. A gasket 98 may be provided in the refrigerating compartment door 25 to prevent leakage of cold air between the main body supply connection hole 15 and the door supply connection hole 62.

The inlet 96a of the door recovery duct 96 is connected to the cold air recovery hole 47 of the door front plate 40, and the outlet 96b is connected to the door recovery connection hole 63 of the door rear plate 60. I can.

The inlet 97a of the main body recovery duct 97 is connected to the main body recovery connection hole 16 formed in the side inner box 11 of the main body 10, and the outlet 97b is a second inlet of the evaporator duct 80 ( 87).

When the refrigerating compartment door 25 is closed, the door recovery connection hole 63 and the main body recovery connection hole 16 may be connected. A gasket 98 may be provided in the refrigerating compartment door 25 to prevent leakage of cold air between the door recovery connection hole 63 and the main body recovery connection hole 16.

Although the technical idea of the present invention as described above has been described by a specific embodiment, the scope of the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. Various embodiments that can be modified or deformed by a person of ordinary skill in the art within the scope not departing from the gist of the technical idea of the present invention specified in the claims will also fall within the scope of the present invention.

1: refrigerator 10: main body
17: refrigerator compartment evaporator 18: freezer compartment evaporator
21: refrigerator compartment 22: freezer compartment
23: storage space 24: heat exchange space
25, 26: refrigerator compartment door 27, 28: freezing compartment door
35: auxiliary door 36: opening
40: door front plate 42: ice making room
48: dispenser installation hole 51: water filter receiving part
60: door rear plate 65: water tank receiving portion
70: dispenser 71: dispenser housing
72: take-out space 73: chute
80: evaporator duct 81: duct insulation plate
82: duct cover 83: blowing fan
89: damper device 90: cold air duct
91: supply duct 95: recovery duct
100: ice maker 101: ice bucket
102: ice bucket cover 103: bucket body

Claims (20)

A main body having a refrigerating chamber and a freezing chamber;
A refrigerating compartment door rotatably coupled to the main body to open and close at least a portion of the refrigerating compartment and including an ice-making compartment and a dispenser;
An auxiliary door provided to open and close the ice making room; And
A cold air duct connecting the ice-making compartment and the freezing compartment to cool the ice-making compartment; Including,
The ice making compartment is formed on the front surface of the refrigerating compartment door to be accessible while the refrigerating compartment door is closed,
The auxiliary door has an opening corresponding to the dispenser so that the auxiliary door is accessible to the dispenser when the auxiliary door is closed. The method of claim 1,
The freezing compartment includes a storage space in which food is stored and a heat exchange space in which an evaporator is disposed,
The cold air duct includes a supply duct for supplying cold air from the heat exchange space to the ice making room, and a recovery duct for recovering cold air from the ice making room to the heat exchange space. The method of claim 2,
The supply duct includes a main body supply duct provided in the main body and a door supply duct provided in the refrigerating compartment door,
The main body supply duct and the door supply duct are connected when the refrigerating compartment door is closed, and the main body supply duct and the door supply duct are separated when the refrigerating compartment door is opened. The method of claim 2,
The recovery duct includes a body recovery duct provided in the main body and a door recovery duct provided in the refrigerating compartment door,
The main body recovery duct and the door recovery duct are connected when the refrigerating compartment door is closed, and the main body recovery duct and the door recovery duct are separated when the refrigerating compartment door is opened. The method of claim 2,
The freezing chamber further comprises an evaporator duct installed in the freezing chamber to partition the storage space and the heat exchange space,
The cold air duct is a refrigerator coupled to the evaporator duct. The method of claim 5,
A refrigerator further comprising a damper device provided in the evaporator duct to control the supply of cold air to the ice making room through the cold air duct. The method of claim 1,
The refrigerating compartment door includes a door front plate forming a front surface of the refrigerating compartment door, a door rear plate forming a rear surface of the refrigerating compartment door, and an insulating material provided between the door front plate and the door back plate,
The ice-making compartment is a refrigerator formed by recessing the door front plate to the rear. The method of claim 7,
The dispenser includes a dispenser housing recessed to form a takeout space, a chute for guiding ice in the ice-making chamber to the takeout space, and a lever provided to operate the dispenser. The method of claim 8,
The door front plate is a refrigerator including a dispenser installation hole opened to install the dispenser housing. The method of claim 8,
The door front plate includes a bottom wall forming a lower surface of the ice making room,
An ice passage hole is formed in the bottom wall to communicate the ice-making compartment and the chute. The method of claim 8,
The dispenser is a refrigerator including a chute opening and closing device provided to open and close the chute. The method of claim 7,
The door front plate is a refrigerator including a water filter accommodating portion recessed so that a water filter for purifying water is mounted. The method of claim 12,
The door rear plate is a refrigerator including a water tank accommodating portion formed to be recessed so that a water tank for storing water is mounted. The method of claim 13,
A refrigerator further comprising a valve provided in the water tank accommodating part to control supply of water purified by the water filter to the water tank or the ice making room. A main body having a refrigerating chamber and a freezing chamber; And
A refrigerating compartment door rotatably coupled to the main body to open and close at least a portion of the refrigerating compartment; Including,
The refrigerator compartment door,
An ice making compartment formed on a front surface of the refrigerating compartment door and in which an ice maker is disposed so as to be accessible while the refrigerating compartment door is closed;
A dispenser provided to provide water or ice;
A water filter connected to an external water supply source and provided to purify water;
A water tank provided to store water; And
A valve provided to control supply of water purified through the water filter to the water tank or the ice maker; Refrigerator comprising a. The method of claim 15,
A refrigerator further comprising an auxiliary door provided in front of the refrigerating compartment door to open and close the ice-making compartment. The method of claim 16,
The auxiliary door has an opening corresponding to the dispenser so that the auxiliary door is accessible to the dispenser when the auxiliary door is closed. The method of claim 15,
A refrigerator further comprising an evaporator provided in the freezing compartment to cool the freezing compartment, and a cold air duct provided to cool the ice making compartment using cold air generated by the evaporator. The method of claim 18,
The freezing compartment includes a storage space in which food is stored, and a heat exchange space in which the evaporator is disposed,
The cold air duct includes a supply duct for supplying cold air from the heat exchange space to the ice making room, and a recovery duct for recovering cold air from the ice making room to the heat exchange space. The method of claim 18,
A refrigerator further comprising a damper device configured to allow or block the supply of cold air to the ice making room through the cold air duct.

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