Refrigerator

Abstract

A refrigerator includes a cabinet having a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment, and a door configured to open and close the refrigerating compartment. The door includes a first door rotatably mounted on the cabinet, and a second door provided in front of the first door and configured to rotate in a direction of the first door to open and close at least a front portion of the first door. The first door includes an ice-making chamber that is provided in a rear surface of the first door and accommodates an ice maker, a door storage portion provided in a front surface of the first door and opened and closed by the second door, and a supply duct configured to allow the ice-making chamber to communicate with the door storage portion and supply cold air of the ice-making chamber to the door storage portion.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a cabinet that has a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment, each of the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment having a front opening; and   a refrigerating compartment door configured to open and close at least a portion of the refrigerating compartment,   wherein the refrigerating compartment door comprises:
 a first door rotatably disposed at the cabinet, and 
 a second door disposed at a front side of the first door and configured to rotate relative to the first door to thereby open and close at least a portion of the front side of the first door, and 
   wherein the first door comprises:
 an ice-making chamber defined at a rear side of the first door, 
 an ice maker accommodated in the ice-making chamber, 
 a door storage portion defined at the front side of the first door and configured to be opened and closed by the second door, the door storage portion comprising a food storage space, and 
 a supply duct configured to fluidly connect the ice-making chamber to the door storage portion and to supply cold air from the ice-making chamber to the door storage portion. 
   
     
     
         2 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the first door further comprises a damper configured to open and close the supply duct and to selectively supply the cold air from the ice-making chamber to the door storage portion. 
     
     
         3 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the first door further comprises a discharge duct disposed below the supply duct and configured to fluidly connect the door storage portion to the ice-making chamber, the discharge duct being configured to discharge air from the door storage portion to the ice-making chamber. 
     
     
         4 . The refrigerator according to  claim 3 , wherein the ice-making chamber comprises:
 an inlet configured to introduce the cold air into the ice-making chamber; and   an outlet configured to discharge air from the ice-making chamber toward the cabinet, and   wherein the discharge duct is opened at a position adjacent to the outlet and configured to direct the air discharged through the discharge duct toward the cabinet through the outlet.   
     
     
         5 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the cabinet comprises:
 an evaporator configured to generate cold air;   a blowing fan configured to blow the cold air generated by the evaporator; and   a cabinet duct configured to guide a flow of the cold air between the evaporator and the first door,   wherein the first door further comprises an ice-making chamber duct configured to, based on the first door being closed, fluidly connect to the cabinet duct and supply the cold air to the ice-making chamber, and   wherein the supply duct is connected to the ice-making chamber duct.   
     
     
         6 . The refrigerator according to  claim 5 , wherein the ice-making chamber duct comprises:
 an ice-making chamber supply duct connected to the cabinet duct and configured to supply the cold air from the cabinet duct toward the ice-making chamber; and   an ice-making chamber return duct connected to the cabinet duct and configured to discharge air from the ice-making chamber toward the cabinet duct.   
     
     
         7 . The refrigerator according to  claim 6 , wherein the first door further comprises a discharge duct configured to discharge air from the door storage portion,
 wherein the supply duct is configured to fluidly connect to the ice-making chamber supply duct, and   wherein the discharge duct is configured to fluidly connect to the ice-making chamber return duct.   
     
     
         8 . The refrigerator according to  claim 6 , wherein the first door further comprises a discharge duct configured to discharge air from the door storage portion, and
 wherein the discharge duct is opened toward an outlet-side of the ice-making chamber return duct.   
     
     
         9 . The refrigerator according to  claim 6 , wherein the first door further comprises:
 a dispenser disposed at the front side of the first door and configured to fluidly connect to the ice-making chamber, the dispenser being configured to dispense ice from the ice-making chamber; and   a discharge duct configured to discharge air from the door storage portion, and   wherein the discharge duct is connected to the ice-making chamber return duct through the dispenser.   
     
     
         10 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , further comprising a dispenser disposed at a front surface of the first door and configured to fluidly connect to the ice-making chamber, the dispenser being configured to dispense ice, and
 wherein the dispenser is disposed below the door storage portion.   
     
     
         11 . The refrigerator according to  claim 10 , wherein the second door is configured to close the door storage portion and the dispenser simultaneously. 
     
     
         12 . The refrigerator according to  claim 10 , wherein the second door comprises a panel assembly that overlaps with at least an area of each of the door storage portion and the dispenser, the panel assembly being configured to allow a rear side of the second door to be visible therethrough. 
     
     
         13 . The refrigerator according to  claim 12 , further comprising a display disposed between the door storage portion and the dispenser, and
 wherein the display is configured to be visible through the panel assembly.   
     
     
         14 . The refrigerator according to  claim 12 , further comprising a door light disposed at the first door or the second door, the door light being configured to be turned on and off by a manipulation of a user and to selectively illuminate an inside of the door storage portion. 
     
     
         15 . The refrigerator according to  claim 10 , wherein the first door further comprises a protrusion that is disposed at a lower portion of the first door and protrudes forward relative to the door storage portion, and
 wherein the dispenser is disposed at the protrusion.   
     
     
         16 . The refrigerator according to  claim 15 , wherein the first door further comprises a discharge duct disposed above the protrusion and configured to fluidly connect the door storage portion to the ice-making chamber and to discharge the cold air from the door storage portion to the ice-making chamber. 
     
     
         17 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the door storage portion is disposed forward relative to the ice-making chamber and overlaps with at least a portion of the ice-making chamber along a front-rear direction. 
     
     
         18 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein a rear surface of the second door is recessed and defines at least a portion of the door storage portion. 
     
     
         19 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an ice-making chamber door configured to cover an opened rear surface of the ice-making chamber; and   an insulation material that surrounds the ice-making chamber.   
     
     
         20 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the door storage portion includes a closed space configured to be defined between the first door and the second door based on the second door being closed. 
     
     
         21 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the second door comprises:
 a door panel that defines a front surface of the refrigerating compartment door; and   an insulation material that is provided inside the door panel and extends from an upper end of the door panel and a lower end of the door panel.