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PURPOSE: A refrigerator door opening/closing apparatus is provided to achieve an improved user convenience by allowing the refrigerator door to be open/closed by simply stepping on the front end of the operation lever. CONSTITUTION: A refrigerator door opening/closing apparatus comprises an operation lever having a front end(21) protruded from the lower front surface of the refrigerator, and which is arranged to be rotatable centering from a hinge axis(H) arranged at an inside of the refrigerator; and an opening/closing lever(22) having an outer end(22a) contacting the rear surface of a refrigerator door(12), and which is connected to an inner end(20a) of the operation lever so as to push the refrigerator door outwardly by the rotation of the operation lever. The operation lever and the opening/closing lever are formed integrally with each other. When a user steps on the front end of the operation lever, the inner end of the operation lever rotates in a counter-clockwise direction, centering from the hinge axis. Subsequently, the opening/closing lever connected to the inner end of the operation lever receives force by the inner end of the operation lever. Thus, the door is applied with the force from the outer end of the opening/closing lever in the door opening direction, thereby opening the door.
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