Ice maker-integrated refrigerator

Abstract

Disclosed is a refrigerator (100) integrated with an ice maker, the refrigerator (100) includes a refrigerator cabinet (10), a refrigerator door (20), an ice maker (30), an ice-making evaporator (40) and a blower (50); an air return duct (14), a blower chamber (12), an ice-making evaporation chamber (11) and an air supply duct (13) are sequentially connected; a free end of the air supply duct (13) is formed as an air supply port (13a) and a free end of the air return duct (14) is formed as an air return port (14a); the refrigerator door (20) is provided with an ice-making chamber (21), the ice-making chamber (21) is provided with an air inlet (211) and an air outlet (212), the air inlet (211) is in communication with the air supply port (13a) and the air outlet (212) is in communication with the air return port (14a) when the refrigerator door (20) is closed; the refrigerator door (20) is pivotally connected to the side wall of the refrigerator cabinet (10) where the blower chamber (12) is located.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201711185506.4 entitled “Refrigerator Integrated with Ice Maker” filed Nov. 23, 2017, by Hefei Hualing Co., Ltd., Hefei Midea Refrigerator Co., Ltd., and Midea Group Co., Ltd.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The disclosure relates to the field of household appliances, in particular to a refrigerator integrated with an ice maker.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]In the related art, generally, cold air required by an ice maker on a refrigerator is provided by a freezing evaporator arranged at the lower part of the refrigerator, while the ice maker is arranged at the upper part of the refrigerator, and thus a long air duct is required to transmit the cold air from the freezing evaporator to the ice maker, which not only causes consumption of the cold, but also requires a high speed blower to transmit air, resulting in a great noise of the refrigerator. In addition, the air b...

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Benefits of technology

The patent aims to solve the technical problem of limited space utilization and inefficient ice-making in refrigerators integrated with ice makers. The invention provides a solution that optimizes space usage and improves the ice-making process.

Problems solved by technology

In the related art, generally, cold air required by an ice maker on a refrigerator is provided by a freezing evaporator arranged at the lower part of the refrigerator, while the ice maker is arranged at the upper part of the refrigerator, and thus a long air duct is required to transmit the cold air from the freezing evaporator to the ice maker, which not only causes consumption of the cold, but also requires a high speed blower to transmit air, resulting in a great noise of the refrigerator.

In addition, the air blown from the freezing evaporator may bring peculiar smell along with it because it passes through the freezing chamber, as a result, the ice cubes are poor in taste and unhygienic.

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