Refrigerator with ice making function

Abstract

The present invention discloses a refrigerator with an ice making function, comprising a refrigerating compartment; a door of the refrigerating compartment; a freezing compartment; and an ice making compartment provided at the door of the refrigerating compartment; a compartment for an ice making evaporator; an ice making blower and the ice making evaporator provided in the compartment for the ice making evaporator, the ice making evaporator is communicated with the ice making compartment through an air intake duct and an air return duct, and a part of one of the air intake duct and the air return duct is provided in the refrigerating compartment.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A refrigerator with an ice making function, comprising a refrigerating compartment; a door of the refrigerating compartment for opening and closing the refrigerating compartment; a freezing compartment; and an ice making compartment provided at the door of the refrigerating compartment, wherein the refrigerator further comprises a compartment for an ice making evaporator; an ice making blower and the ice making evaporator provided in the compartment for the ice making evaporator, the ice making evaporator is communicated with the ice making compartment through an air intake duct and an air return duct, cold air at the ice making evaporator is transferred to the ice making compartment through the air intake duct by means of the ice making blower, heat of the ice making compartment is returned back to the compartment for the ice making evaporator through the air return duct, and a part of one of the air intake duct and the air return duct is provided in the refrigerating compartment. 
     
     
         2 . The refrigerator with an ice making function according to  claim 1 , wherein the air intake duct comprises a first section of the air intake duct provided in the refrigerating compartment and a second section of the air intake duct provided on the door of the refrigerating compartment, one end of the first section of the air intake duct is communicated with the ice making evaporator, the other end of the first section of the air intake duct is provided with a first air vent, one end of the second section of the air intake duct is communicated with the ice making compartment, the other end of the second section of the air intake duct is provided with a second air vent; when the door of the refrigerating compartment is open, the first air vent is separated from the second air vent; when the door of the refrigerating compartment is closed, the first air vent is butt-jointed with the second air vent to communicate the first and second sections of the air intake duct. 
     
     
         3 . The refrigerator with an ice making function according to  claim 2 , wherein the first section of the air intake duct is provided horizontally substantially. 
     
     
         4 . The refrigerator with an ice making function according to  claim 1 , wherein the air return duct comprises a first section of the air return duct provided in the refrigerating compartment and a second section of the air return duct provided on the door of the refrigerating compartment, one end of the first section of the air return duct is communicated with the ice making evaporator, the other end of the first section of the air return duct is provided with a third air vent, one end of the second section of the air return duct is communicated with the ice making compartment, the other end of the second section of the air return duct is provided with a fourth air vent; when the door of the refrigerating compartment is open, the third air vent is separated from the fourth air vent; when the door of the refrigerating compartment is closed, the third air vent is butt-jointed with the fourth air vent to communicate the first and second sections of the air return duct. 
     
     
         5 . The refrigerator with an ice making function according to  claim 4 , wherein the second section of the air return duct comprises a first portion of the air return duct, which is operatively separated from or communicated with the first section of the air return duct; and a second portion of the air return duct, which is communicated with the ice making compartment and is angularly provided from the first portion of the air return duct. 
     
     
         6 . The refrigerator with an ice making function according to  claim 1 , wherein one end of the air intake duct is communicated with the ice making evaporator, the other end of the air intake duct is provided with a fifth air vent, the ice making compartment is provided with a sixth air vent; when the door of the refrigerating compartment is open, the fifth air vent is separated from the sixth air vent; when the door of the refrigerating compartment is closed, the fifth air vent is butt-jointed with the sixth air vent to communicate the air intake duct with the ice making compartment. 
     
     
         7 . The refrigerator with an ice making function according to  claim 1 , wherein a position where the air intake duct is connected with the ice making compartment is located above a position where the air return duct is connected with the ice making compartment. 
     
     
         8 . The refrigerator with an ice making function according to  claim 1 , wherein the compartment for the ice making evaporator is provided in the refrigerating compartment. 
     
     
         9 . The refrigerator with an ice making function according to  claim 1 , wherein the refrigerator further comprises an ice maker and an ice storage box provided in the ice making compartment; a passage and a dispenser are provided on the door of the refrigerating compartment, wherein the passage is configured to communicate the ice storage box and the exterior of the door of the refrigerating compartment, and the dispenser is communicated with the passage. 
     
     
         10 . The refrigerator with an ice making function according to  claim 1 , wherein the refrigerator further comprises a freezing evaporator, a freezing blower and an air quantity adjusting device, wherein the freezing evaporator is configured to supply cold air to the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment, and the air quantity adjusting device is configured for adjusting an air quantity blown into the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment by the freezing blower. 
     
     
         11 . The refrigerator with an ice making function according to  claim 1 , wherein the refrigerator further comprises a freezing evaporator, a freezing blower, a refrigerating evaporator and a refrigerating blower, wherein the freezing evaporator blows the cold air to the freezing compartment by means of the freezing blower, and the refrigerating evaporator blows the cold air to the refrigerating compartment by means of the refrigerating blower.