REFRIGERATOR

摘要

A refrigerator includes a cabinet that defines a first storage compartment configured to store food, a main door rotatably mounted on the cabinet and configured to open or close at least a portion of the first storage compartment, an accommodation device accessible through an opening in the main door, a sub door mounted on the main door and configured to open or close the opening, and a door opening assembly that is configured to selectively restrict one side of a back surface of the sub door to a corresponding side of a front surface of the main door to thereby selectively restrict movement of the sub door relative to the main door. The accommodation device defines a second storage compartment within the main door that is separated from the first storage compartment, and the door opening assembly is configured to be manipulated from a side surface of the sub door.

主权项

1. A refrigerator, comprising:
a cabinet defining a first storage compartment; a main door rotatably mounted on the cabinet to open or close the first storage compartment, and having an opening; a grip part that is horizontally formed at the main door to serve as a handle for opening or closing the main door; an accommodation device that is accessible through the opening of the main door, the accommodation device defining a second storage compartment in a back surface of the main door; a sub door opening or closing the opening of the main door; and a door opening assembly with which one side of a back surface of the sub door and one side of the main door are selectively restricted, the door opening assembly being configured to selectively restrict the sub door and the main door at a side edge of the sub door, wherein the door opening assembly comprises:
a locking member at least a portion of which protrudes from the back surface of the sub door;a manipulation member disposed on a corner of a lower end of the sub door; anda connection member disposed inside the sub door to connect the locking member and the manipulation member, wherein at least a portion of the manipulation member is exposed to the grip part to be manipulated by a user.