Patent ID: 8966931
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: F25C,F25D

Abstract:
1. A refrigerator comprising: a main body having a refrigeration compartment and a freezer; a first door to open or close the refrigeration compartment; a case disposed on the first door, the case formed by a wall part which protrudes at a rear edge portion of the first door to establish a chamber for storing ice; a second door rotatably coupled to the wall part of the case to selectively open the chamber; a gasket installed along an edge of a rear surface of the second door, the gasket configured to contact the wall part when the second door is in a closed position, in order to prevent leakage of cool air in the chamber of the case when the first door is in an opened position; a holding part recessed into the wall part of the case, the holding part including an inclined inner surface; a lever assembly coupled to the second door to open or close the second door, the lever assembly comprising: a handle configured to extend and rotate along a front surface of the second door; a first part extending from an end of the handle along the front surface of the second door; a second part bent from an end of the first part along a side surface of the second door; and a protrusion part bent and extending from an end of the second part to be selectively hooked to the holding part; and a fixing bracket covering a portion of an outer surface of the second part and fixed to the side surface of the second door, wherein the second part rotates to be a rotational axis of the lever assembly, wherein when the handle rotates to close the second door, the protrusion part rotates to contact and move along the inclined inner surface of the holding part, to press the gasket to the wall part.