Patent ID: 9574818
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: E05B,E06B,F25D

Claim:
1. A refrigerator comprising: a cabinet having a storage compartment; a main door pivotably mounted at one side of the cabinet; a sub door pivotably mounted at the main door; a handle mounted at one side of the sub door and having a vertical pivoting shaft; a catching protrusion provided at the main door, a hook member mounted at a horizontal pivoting shaft mounted in the sub door and configured to selectively engage with the catching protrusion, and a pivoting member integrally formed with the hook member and configured to pivot together with the hook member, the catching protrusion, the hook member, and the pivoting member being configured to selectively couple the main door with the sub door; a repulsion member disposed at one side of the main door or the sub door and configured to separate the sub door from the main door; and a push rod selectively coupled to a protrusion formed at one side of the handle, the protrusion having an inclined upper surface, and configured to pivot the pivoting member and to selectively release a locked state between the hook member and the catching protrusion according to an operation of the handle, wherein the sub door is separated from the main door and only the sub door is opened as a result of the handle being pushed, and the main door and the sub door are opened simultaneously while being coupled to each other as a result of the handle being pulled.