Refrigerator

Abstract

Provided is a refrigerator configured to expand the inner space thereof by improving the structure of a refrigerator door to achieve the slimness of the refrigerator door provided with an ice-making device, and the refrigerator is further provided with a basket or a special freezing chamber adapted for storing foods. The refrigerator includes a main body including a storage chamber, a door rotatably coupled to the main body, an ice-making device provided to the door and configured to make ice, and a special freezing chamber provided to the door and including a communication hole to introduce cool air of the ice-making device. The slimed refrigerator door of the refrigerator is configured to receive a food basket, and the space for foods in the refrigerator is increased.

1 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a main body including a storage chamber;   a door rotatably coupled to the main body;   an ice-making device provided to the door and configured to make ice; and   a special freezing chamber provided to the door and including a communication hole to introduce cool air of the ice-making device.   
     
     
         2 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the communication hole is provided to an interface where the ice-making device and the special freezing chamber are coupled to each other. 
     
     
         3 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the special freezing chamber is provided on a left side or a right side of the ice-making device. 
     
     
         4 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the special freezing chamber is provided on a lower side of the ice-making device. 
     
     
         5 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the special freezing chamber has a side coupled with a special freezing chamber door configured to cover an inner space of the special freezing chamber against an outer space. 
     
     
         6 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the special freezing chamber door is hinged to a side of the special freezing chamber. 
     
     
         7 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the ice-making device has a side provided with a basket configured to store an object cooled by cool air of the main body. 
     
     
         8 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the ice-making device has a rear surface coupled to an inner surface of the door of the refrigerator, and the special freezing chamber is provided to a bottom surface of the ice-making device. 
     
     
         9 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the special freezing chamber is provided on a front side of the ice-making device. 
     
     
         10 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a main body provided with a freezing chamber and a chilling chamber;   a chilling chamber door selectively covering the chilling chamber;   an ice-making device provided to the chilling chamber door and configured to make ice; and   a special freezing chamber provided to at least one side of the ice-making device and receiving cool air circulating in the ice-making device.   
     
     
         11 . The refrigerator according to  claim 10 , wherein a transverse width of the chilling chamber door corresponds to a sum of a transverse width of the ice-making device and a transverse width of the special freezing chamber. 
     
     
         12 . The refrigerator according to  claim 10 , wherein a transverse width of the ice-making device corresponds to a transverse width of the chilling chamber door. 
     
     
         13 . The refrigerator according to  claim 10 , wherein the special freezing chamber comprises:
 a first special freezing chamber provided to a right side or a left side of the ice-making device; and   a second special freezing chamber provided to a lower side of the ice-making device.   
     
     
         14 . The refrigerator according to  claim 13 , wherein the first and second special freezing chambers are respectively provided with communication holes configured to introduce cool air from the ice-making device. 
     
     
         15 . The refrigerator according to  claim 13 , wherein the first special freezing chamber and the ice-making device are transversely arranged, and the second special freezing chamber and the ice-making device are longitudinally arranged. 
     
     
         16 . The refrigerator according to  claim 10 , wherein the freezing chamber is disposed on a lower side of the chilling chamber, and the chilling chamber door is provided in plurality. 
     
     
         17 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a main body provided with a freezing chamber and a chilling chamber;   a chilling chamber door selectively covering the chilling chamber;   an ice-making device provided to the chilling chamber door and receiving cool air of the freezing chamber;   a special freezing chamber provided to the chilling chamber door and configured to introduce cool air of the ice-making device; and   a special freezing chamber door selectively covering the special freezing chamber.   
     
     
         18 . The refrigerator according to  claim 17 , wherein the special freezing chamber door is provided with a hinge such that the special freezing chamber door is rotatably coupled to the special freezing chamber. 
     
     
         19 . The refrigerator according to  claim 17 , wherein the ice-making device has a side provided with both a supply part configured to supply cool air and a discharge part configured to discharge cool air, and the supply part and the discharge part selectively communicate with the main body. 
     
     
         20 . The refrigerator according to  claim 17 , wherein the special freezing chamber is coupled to at least one side of the ice-making device. 
     
     
         21 . The refrigerator according to  claim 17 , wherein the special freezing chamber is provided with a communication hole to introduce cool air, and the ice-making device is provided with a discharge hole communicating with the communication hole.