Abstract:
Disclosed herein are a refrigerator which increases convenience in assembly of a handle and reduces generation of scratches on doors and drawers in assembly of the handle, and a handle assembly method thereof. The refrigerator includes doors rotatably combined with a main body, a handle combined with each door to open and close each door, a first handle fixing unit assembled with each door to fix the handle to each door and provided with an inclined part fixed to the handle by a fastening unit, a second handle fixing unit assembled with each door to fix the handle to each door and combined with the handle in a sliding manner, a first connector assembled with the handle and fastened to the first handle fixing unit by the fastening unit, and a second connector assembled with the handle and combined with the second handle fixing unit in the sliding manner.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
       [0001]    This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2012-0044224, filed on Apr. 27, 2012 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. 
       BACKGROUND 
       [0002]    1. Field 
         [0003]    Embodiments relate to a refrigerator and a handle assembly method thereof. 
         [0004]    2. Description of the Related Art 
         [0005]    In general, a refrigerator includes storage chambers and a cold air supply apparatus supplying cold air to the storage chambers, and thus stores foods in a fresh state. The storage chambers are divided into a refrigerating chamber and a freezing chamber so as to store food in a refrigerated state or in a frozen state according to states of the food to be stored. 
         [0006]    The front surfaces of such storage chambers of the refrigerator are opened, and the opened front surfaces are opened and closed by doors rotatably combined with a main body of the refrigerator or drawers slidably combined with the main body. 
         [0007]    A handle facilitating user manipulation is mounted on the door or the drawer. The handle is assembled in a manner that both ends of the handle are fastened to handle inner structures and mounts of the door or the drawer by separate screws. Alternatively, the handle is assembled in a sliding manner without fastening to the handle inner structures and mounts of the door or the drawer by separate screws. 
         [0008]    If both ends of the handle are fastened by screws, both ends of the handle need to be fastened by the screws and thus convenience in assembly is lowered. In addition, both ends of the handles are provided with screw holes and thus external appearance of the refrigerator is poor. 
         [0009]    If both ends of the handle are fastened in the sliding manner, fastening using screws is omitted and thus convenience in assembly is high. However, when the handle is assembled with a small force, the handle may be separated from the door or the drawer or a gap may be generated between the handle and the door or the drawer. 
         [0010]    Further, when the handle is assembled with a large force, assembly of the handle is difficult and scratches may be easily generated on the surface of the door or the drawer. 
       SUMMARY 
       [0011]    In an aspect of one or more embodiments, there is provided a refrigerator which reduces the number of fastening units to increase convenience in assembly of a handle and reduces generation of scratches on the surface of a door or a drawer in assembly of the handle, and a handle assembly method thereof. 
         [0012]    In accordance with an aspect of one or more embodiments, there is provided a refrigerator which includes a main body, doors rotatably combined with the main body and opening and closing the main body, a handle combined with each door to open and close each door, a first handle fixing unit assembled with each door to fix the handle to each door and provided with an inclined part fixed to one end of the handle by a fastening unit, a second handle fixing unit assembled with each door to fix the handle to each door and combined with the other end of the handle, a first connector assembled with one end of the handle and fastened to the first handle fixing unit by the fastening unit to combine the handle with each door, and a second connector assembled with the other end of the handle and combined with the second handle fixing unit by sliding the second handle fixing unit and the second connector together to combine the handle with each door. 
         [0013]    The handle may have a hollow cylindrical shape, be formed in an arc shape in which the central part of the handle is protruded farther forward than both ends of the handle and be combined with the front surface of each door, and the first connector and the second connector may be accommodated in both ends of the handle and are assembled with the handle. 
         [0014]    A fastening part to which the first connector or the second connector is fastened, and guide rails guiding the first connector or the second connector may be provided at each of both ends of the handle. 
         [0015]    The first handle fixing unit may include a combining part combined with each door and an insertion part protruded from the front surface of the combining part and inserted into the first connector, and the insertion part includes a body part and a head part protruded from the front surface of the body part so as to have a greater diameter than the body part. 
         [0016]    The inclined part may be inclined such that the diameter thereof is gradually decreased between the head part and the body part in a direction from the lower portion of the head part toward the combining part, a first fastening hole and a second fastening hole may be provided on the first connector and the handle at positions corresponding to the inclined part, and the handle may be fixed to the first handle fixing unit by allowing the fastening unit inserted into the first fastening hole and the second fastening hole to move from a portion of the inclined part having a large diameter to a portion of the inclined part having a small diameter along the inclined surface of the inclined part. 
         [0017]    The first connector may include an insertion recess into which the insertion part is inserted, a fastening groove fastened to the fastening part by a fastening member, and guide parts guided by the guide rails, and the first fastening hole may be formed through one side surface of the insertion recess. 
         [0018]    The second handle fixing unit may include a combining part combined with each door and an insertion part protruded from the front surface of the combining part and inserted into the second connector, and the insertion part may include a body part and a head part protruded from the front surface of the body part so as to have a greater diameter than the body part. 
         [0019]    The second connector may include an insertion recess having a size corresponding to the diameter of the head part so that the insertion part may be inserted into the insertion recess, and a guide groove having a size corresponding to the diameter of the body part and guiding movement of the body part. 
         [0020]    The second connector may further include a fastening groove fastened to the fastening part of the handle by a fastening member, and guide parts guided by the guide rails. 
         [0021]    In accordance with an aspect of one or more embodiments, there is provided a refrigerator which includes a main body, drawers slidably combined with the main body and opening and closing the main body, a handle combined with each drawer to open and close each drawer, a first handle fixing unit assembled with each drawer to fix the handle to each drawer and provided with an inclined part fixed to one end of the handle by a fastening unit, a second handle fixing unit assembled with each drawer to fix the handle to each drawer and combined with the other end of the handle, a first connector assembled with one end of the handle and fastened to the first handle fixing unit by the fastening unit to combine the handle with each drawer, and a second connector assembled with the other end of the handle and combined with the second handle fixing unit by sliding the second handle fixing unit and the second connector together to combine the handle with each drawer. 
         [0022]    The handle may have a hollow cylindrical shape, be formed in an arc shape in which the central part of the handle is protruded farther forward than both ends of the handle and be combined with the front surface of each drawer, and the first connector and the second connector may be accommodated in both ends of the handle and are assembled with the handle. 
         [0023]    A fastening part to which the first connector or the second connector is fastened, and guide rails guiding the first connector or the second connector may be provided at each of both ends of the handle. 
         [0024]    The first handle fixing unit may include a combining part combined with each drawer and an insertion part protruded from the front surface of the combining part and inserted into the first connector, and the insertion part may include a body part and a head part protruded from the front surface of the body part so as to have a greater diameter than the body part. 
         [0025]    The inclined part may be inclined such that the diameter thereof is gradually decreased between the head part and the body part in a direction from the lower portion of the head part toward the combining part, a first fastening hole and a second fastening hole may be provided on the first connector and the handle at positions corresponding to the inclined part, and the handle may be fixed to the first handle fixing unit by allowing the fastening unit inserted into the first fastening hole and the second fastening hole to move from a portion of the inclined part having a large diameter to a portion of the inclined part having a small diameter along the inclined surface of the inclined part. 
         [0026]    The first connector may include an insertion recess into which the insertion part is inserted, a fastening groove fastened to the fastening part by a fastening member, and guide parts guided by the guide rails, and the first fastening hole may be formed through one side surface of the insertion recess. 
         [0027]    The second handle fixing unit may include a combining part combined with each drawer and an insertion part protruded from the front surface of the combining part and inserted into the second connector, and the insertion part may include a body part and a head part protruded from the front surface of the body part so as to have a greater diameter than the body part. 
         [0028]    The second connector may include an insertion recess having a size corresponding to the diameter of the head part so that the insertion part may be inserted into the insertion recess, and a guide groove having a size corresponding to the diameter of the body part and guiding movement of the body part. 
         [0029]    The second connector may further include a fastening groove fastened to the fastening part of the handle by a fastening member, and guide parts guided by the guide rails. 
         [0030]    In accordance with an aspect of one or more embodiments, there is provided a handle assembly method of a refrigerator which has a main body, doors rotatably combined with the main body and opening and closing the main body, and a handle combined with each door to open and close each door, includes assembling a first handle fixing unit and a second handle fixing unit with positions of each door corresponding to both ends of the handle, assembling a first connector and a second connector with both ends of the handle, inserting a body part of the second handle fixing unit into a guide groove of the second connector by slidably moving the handle toward the assembly position of the second handle fixing unit with each door, after insertion of an insertion part of the second handle fixing unit into an insertion recess of the second connector assembled with one end of the handle, and inserting an insertion part of the first handle fixing unit into an insertion recess of the first connector assembled with the other end of the handle, and then combining the handle with the first handle fixing unit by a fastening unit. 
         [0031]    During the insertion of the insertion part of the second handle fixing unit into the insertion recess of the second connector, interference between the other end of the handle and the first handle fixing unit may be prevented by inserting the insertion part of the second handle fixing unit into the insertion recess of the second connector, after drawing of the upper portion of the handle in the forward direction. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0032]    These and/or other aspects of embodiments will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which: 
           [0033]      FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a refrigerator in accordance with embodiment; 
           [0034]      FIG. 2  is a view illustrating a handle in accordance with an embodiment; 
           [0035]      FIG. 3  is a view illustrating fixing of a fastening unit to a first handle fixing unit in accordance with an embodiment; 
           [0036]      FIG. 4  is a perspective view of a first connector in accordance with an embodiment; 
           [0037]      FIG. 5  is a view illustrating combining of the first handle fixing unit with the first connector in accordance with an embodiment; 
           [0038]      FIG. 6  is a view illustrating combining of the first connector with the handle in accordance with an embodiment; 
           [0039]      FIG. 7  is a perspective view of a second connector in accordance with an embodiment; 
           [0040]      FIG. 8  is a view illustrating combining of the second connector with the handle in accordance with an embodiment; 
           [0041]      FIGS. 9 and 10  are views illustrating combining of a second handle fixing unit with the second connector in accordance with an embodiment; and 
           [0042]      FIGS. 11 to 13  are perspective views of refrigerators in accordance with embodiments. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0043]    Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout. 
         [0044]    As shown in  FIG. 1 , a refrigerator in accordance with an embodiment includes a main body  10 , doors  20  rotatably combined with the main body  10  and opening and closing the main body  10 , a handle  30  combined with each door  20  to open and close each door  20 , a first handle fixing unit  40  and a second handle fixing unit  50  assembled with each door  20  and combined with the handle  30 , a first connector  60  assembled with one end of the handle  30  and combined with the first handle fixing unit  40 , and a second connector  70  assembled with the other end of the handle  30  and combined with the second handle fixing unit  50 . 
         [0045]    The main body  10  includes an inner case (not shown) forming storage chambers (not shown) and an outer case (not shown) forming the external appearance of the main body  10 , and the doors  20  and a drawer  80  are combined with the main body  10  so as to open and close the storage chambers, front surfaces of which are opened. 
         [0046]    The doors  20  are rotatably combined with the main body  10  and open and close the corresponding storage chamber, and the drawer  80  is slidably combined with the main body  10  and opens and close the corresponding storage chamber. 
         [0047]    The handle  30  gripped by user so as to easily open and close the doors  20  and the drawer  80  is combined with the doors  20  and the drawer  80 . 
         [0048]    As shown in  FIGS. 1 and 2 , the handle  30  has a hollow cylindrical shape, is formed in an arc shape in which the central part of the handle  30  is protruded farther forward than both ends of the handle  30  so as to allow a user to easily grip the handle  30 , and is combined with the front surfaces of the doors  20  and the drawer  80 . 
         [0049]    The handle  30  includes a second fastening hole  31  into which a fastening unit B 1  is inserted so as to fix the first connector  60  or the second connector  70  combined with the handle  30  to the first handle fixing unit  40  or the second handle fixing unit  50 , fastening parts  33  fastened to the first connector  60  and the second connector  70 , and guide rails  35  guiding the first connector  60  and the second connector  70  so that the first and second connectors  60  and  70  are easily accommodated within the handle  30 . 
         [0050]    The first connector  60  and the second connector  70  to combine the handle  30  with the door  20  or the drawer  80  are combined with the vacant inner space of the handle  30 , and a detailed description thereof will be described later. 
         [0051]    In order to combine the handle  30  with the door  20 , the first handle fixing unit  40  and the second handle fixing unit  50  are assembled with the door  20 . 
         [0052]    As shown in  FIGS. 1 and 3 , the first handle fixing unit  40  is assembled with the door  20  and combined with the upper portion of the handle  30 . 
         [0053]    The first handle fixing unit  40  includes a combining part  41  combined with the door  20 , and an insertion part  43  protruded from the front surface of the combining part  41  and inserted into the first connector  60 . 
         [0054]    The insertion part  43  includes a body part  43   a  connected to the combining part  41  and protruded from the front surface of the combining part  41 , a head part  43   b  protruded from the front surface of the body part  43   a  so as to have a greater diameter than the body part  43   a , and an inclined part  43   c  inclined such that the diameter thereof is gradually decreased in a direction from the lower portion of the head part  43   b  toward the combining part  41 . 
         [0055]    A first fastening hole  61  and the second fastening hole  31  are provided on the first connector  60  and the upper portion of the handle  30  combined with the first handle fixing unit  40  at positions corresponding to the inclined part  43   c.    
         [0056]    The front end of the fastening unit B 1  inserted into the first fastening hole  61  and the second fastening hole  31  provided on the first connector  60  and the upper portion of the handle  30  contacts the inclined part  43   c  of the first handle fixing unit  40 . 
         [0057]    The front end of the fastening unit B 1  contacting a portion of the inclined part  43   c  having a large diameter moves to a portion of the inclined part  43   c  having a small diameter along the inclined surface of the inclined part  43   c , thus fixing the first connector  60  combined with the handle  30  to the first handle fixing unit  40 . 
         [0058]    The first handle fixing unit  40  and the handle  30  are combined by assembling the first connector  60  with the upper portion of the handle  30 , inserting the insertion part  43  of the first handle fixing unit  40  into an insertion recess  63  of the first connector  60 , and fixing the front end of the fastening unit B 1  to the inclined part  43   c  of the first handle fixing unit  40  by inserting the fastening unit B 1  into the first fastening hole  61  provided on the first connector  60  and the second fastening hole  31  provided on the upper portion of the handle  30 . 
         [0059]    As shown in  FIG. 1 , the second handle fixing unit  50  is assembled with the door  20  and combined with the lower portion of the handle  30 . 
         [0060]    The second handle fixing unit  50  includes a combining part  51  combined with the door  20 , and an insertion part  53  protruded from the front surface of the combining part  51  and inserted into the second connector  70 . 
         [0061]    The insertion part  53  includes a body part  53   a  connected to the combining part  51  and protruded from the front surface of the combining part  51 , and a head part  53   b  protruded from the front surface of the body part  53   a  so as to have a greater diameter than the body part  53   a.    
         [0062]    The second handle fixing unit  50  and the handle  30  are combined by assembling the second connector  70  with the lower portion of the handle  30 , inserting the insertion part  53  of the second handle fixing unit  50  into an insertion recess  71  of the second connector  70 , and slidably moving the body part  53   a  along a guide groove  73  of the second connector  70  formed so as to have a size corresponding to the diameter of the body part  53   a.    
         [0063]    As shown in  FIG. 1  and  FIGS. 4 to 6 , the first connector  60  is combined with the upper portion of the handle  30 , and is combined with the first handle fixing unit  40  assembled with the door  20  by the fastening unit B 1 . 
         [0064]    The first connector  60  which is accommodated in the vacant inner space of the handle  30  includes the insertion recess  63  into which the insertion part  43  of the first handle fixing unit  40  is inserted, the first fastening hole  61  provided at a position corresponding to the inclined part  43   c  provided on the first handle fixing unit  40 , a fastening groove  65  fastened to the fastening part  33  of the handle  30  by a fastening member B 2 , and guide parts  67  guided by the guide rails  35  of the handle  30  so that the first connector  60  may be easily inserted into the handle  30 . 
         [0065]    The handle  30  and the first connector  60  are combined by inserting the first connector  60  into the vacant inner space of the handle  30  so that the fastening part  33  of the handle  30  and the fastening groove  65  of the first connector  60  coincide with each other. 
         [0066]    At this time, the guide parts  67  of the first connector  60  move along the guide rails  35  of the handle  30 , thereby facilitating insertion of the first connector  60  into the vacant inner space of the handle  30 . 
         [0067]    When the first connector  60  is inserted into the vacant inner space of the handle  30  so that the fastening part  33  of the handle  30  and the fastening groove  65  of the first connector  60  coincide with each other, the first connector  60  is combined with the handle  30  through fastening between the fastening groove  65  and the fastening part  33  using the fastening member B 2 . 
         [0068]    The first connector  60  assembled with the upper portion of the handle  30  and the first handle fixing unit  40  assembled with the door  20  are combined by fixing the front end of the fastening unit B 1  to the inclined part  43   c  of the first handle fixing unit  40 , as shown in  FIG. 3 , by inserting the fastening unit B 1  into the first fastening hole  61  formed through the side surface of the insertion recess  63  of the first connector  60  and the second fastening hole  31  provided on the upper portion of the handle  30 . 
         [0069]    As shown in  FIG. 1  and  FIGS. 7 to 10 , the second connector  70  is combined with the lower portion of the handle  30 , and is combined with the second handle fixing unit  60  assembled with the door  20  in a sliding manner. 
         [0070]    The second connector  70  which is accommodated in the vacant inner space of the handle  30  includes the insertion recess  71  having a size corresponding to the diameter of the head part  53   b  of the second handle fixing unit  50  so that the insertion part  53  of the second handle fixing unit  50  may be inserted into the insertion groove  71 , the guide groove  73  having a size corresponding to the diameter of the body part  53   a  of the second handle fixing unit  50  and guiding movement of the body part  53   a , a fastening groove  75  fastened to the fastening part  33  of the handle  30  by a fastening member B 2 , and guide parts  77  guided by the guide rails  35  of the handle  30  so that the second connector  70  may be easily inserted into the handle  30 . 
         [0071]    The handle  30  and the second connector  70  are combined by inserting the second connector  70  into the vacant inner space of the handle  30  so that the fastening part  33  of the handle  30  and the fastening groove  75  of the second connector  70  coincide with each other. 
         [0072]    At this time, the guide parts  77  of the second connector  70  move along the guide rails  35  of the handle  30 , thereby facilitating insertion of the second connector  70  into the vacant space of the handle  30 . 
         [0073]    When the second connector  70  is inserted into the vacant inner space of the handle  30  so that the fastening part  33  of the handle  30  and the fastening groove  75  of the second connector  70  coincide with each other, the second connector  70  is combined with the handle  30  through fastening between the fastening groove  75  and the fastening part  33  using the fastening member B 2 . 
         [0074]    The second connector  70  assembled with the lower portion of the handle  30  and the second handle fixing unit  50  assembled with the door  20  are combined in the sliding manner by moving the handle  30  in the downward direction so that the body part  53   a  of the second handle fixing unit  50  is guided along the guide groove  73  of the second connector  70 , after insertion of the insertion part  53  of the second handle fixing unit  50  into the insertion recess  71  of the second connector  70 . 
         [0075]    As shown in  FIG. 11 , the first handle fixing unit  40  may be assembled with the door  20  and combined with the lower portion of the handle  30 , and the second handle fixing unit  50  may be assembled with the door  20  and combined with the upper portion of the handle  30 . 
         [0076]    If the first handle fixing unit  40  is combined with the lower portion of the handle  30 , the first connector  60  is assembled with the lower portion of the handle  30 , and is then combined with the first handle fixing unit  40  by the fastening unit B 1 . 
         [0077]    Combining of the lower portion of the handle  30  with the first handle fixing unit  40  by combining the first connector  60  and the first handle fixing unit  40  by the fastening unit B 1  is the same as the combining manner of the upper portion of the handle  30  with the first handle fixing unit  40 . 
         [0078]    If the second handle fixing unit  50  is combined with the upper portion of the handle  30 , the second connector  70  is assembled with the upper portion of the handle  30 , and is then combined with the second handle fixing unit  50  in the sliding manner. 
         [0079]    Combining of the upper portion of the handle  30  with the second handle fixing unit  50  by combining the second connector  70  and the second handle fixing unit  50  in the sliding manner is the same as combining of the lower portion of the handle  30  with the second handle fixing unit  50 . 
         [0080]    As shown in  FIG. 12 , the first handle fixing unit  40  may be assembled with the drawer  80  and combined with the right portion of the handle  30 , and the second handle fixing unit  50  may be assembled with the drawer  80  and combined with the left portion of the handle  30 . 
         [0081]    If the first handle fixing unit  40  is combined with the right portion of the handle  30 , the first connector  60  is assembled with the right portion of the handle  30 , and is then combined with the first handle fixing unit  40  by the fastening unit B 1 . 
         [0082]    Combining of the right portion of the handle  30  with the first handle fixing unit  40  by combining the first connector  60  and the first handle fixing unit  40  by the fastening unit B 1  is the same as combining of the upper or lower portion of the handle  30  with the first handle fixing unit  40 . 
         [0083]    If the second handle fixing unit  50  is combined with the left portion of the handle  30 , the second connector  70  is assembled with the left portion of the handle  30 , and is then combined with the second handle fixing unit  50  in the sliding manner. 
         [0084]    Combining of the left portion of the handle  30  with the second handle fixing unit  50  by combining the second connector  70  and the second handle fixing unit  50  in the sliding manner is the same as combining of the upper or lower portion of the handle  30  with the second handle fixing unit  50 . 
         [0085]    As shown in  FIG. 13 , the first handle fixing unit  40  may be assembled with the drawer  80  and combined with the left portion of the handle  30 , and the second handle fixing unit  50  may be assembled with the drawer  80  and combined with the right portion of the handle  30 . 
         [0086]    If the first handle fixing unit  40  is combined with the left portion of the handle  30 , the first connector  60  is assembled with the left portion of the handle  30 , and is then combined with the first handle fixing unit  40  by the fastening unit B 1 . 
         [0087]    Combining of the left portion of the handle  30  with the first handle fixing unit  40  by combining the first connector  60  and the first handle fixing unit  40  by the fastening unit B 1  is the same as combining of the right portion of the handle  30  with the first handle fixing unit  40 . 
         [0088]    If the second handle fixing unit  50  is combined with the right portion of the handle  30 , the second connector  70  is assembled with the right portion of the handle  30 , and is then combined with the second handle fixing unit  50  in the sliding manner. 
         [0089]    Combining of the right portion of the handle  30  with the second handle fixing unit  50  by combining the second connector  70  and the second handle fixing unit  50  in the sliding manner is the same as combining of the left portion of the handle  30  with the second handle fixing unit  50 . 
         [0090]    Hereinafter, with reference to  FIGS. 1 to 13 , a handle assembly method of the refrigerator will be described. 
         [0091]    First, as shown in  FIG. 1 , the first handle fixing unit  40  and the second handle fixing unit  50  are assembled with positions of the door  20  corresponding to the upper and lower portions of the handle  30 . 
         [0092]    When the first handle fixing unit  40  and the second handle fixing unit  50  are assembled with the door  20 , the first connector  60  and the second connector  70  are assembled with the upper and lower portions of the handle  30 . 
         [0093]    Combination between the handle  30  and the first and second connectors  60  and  70  is achieved by fastening the fastening grooves  65  and  75  provided on the first connector  60  and the second connector  70  and the fastening parts  33  of the handle  30  using the fastening members B 2  after coincidence between the fastening grooves  65  and  75  and the fastening parts  33 . 
         [0094]    When the first connector  60  and the second connector  70  are assembled with the handle  30 , the body part  53   a  of the second handle fixing unit  50  is inserted into the guide groove  73  of the second connector  70  in the sliding manner by moving the handle  30  toward the lower portion of the door  20  with which the second handle fixing unit  50  is assembled, after insertion of the insertion part  53  of the second handle fixing unit  50  into the insertion recess  71  of the second connector  70  assembled with the lower portion of the handle  70 , as shown in  FIGS. 5 and 6 . 
         [0095]    Here, interference between the upper portion of the handle  30  and the first handle fixing unit  40  is prevented by inserting the insertion part  53  of the second handle fixing unit  50  into the insertion recess  71  of the second connector  70 , after drawing of the upper portion of the handle  30  in the forward direction. 
         [0096]    When the second handle fixing unit  50  is combined with the second connector  70 , the insertion part  43  of the first handle fixing unit  40  is inserted into the insertion recess  63  of the first connector  60  assembled with the upper portion of the handle  30 , as shown in  FIGS. 1 to 3 . 
         [0097]    When the insertion part  43  of the first handle fixing unit  40  is inserted into the insertion recess  63  of the first connector  60 , the upper portion of the handle  30  and the first handle fixing unit  40  are combined by inserting the fastening unit B 1  into the first fastening hole  61  provided on the first connector  60  and the second fastening hole  31  provided on the upper portion of the handle  30  and then fixing the front end of the fastening unit B 1  to the inclined part  43   c  of the first handle fixing unit  40 . Thereby, the handle  30  is assembled with the door  20 . 
         [0098]    Even if the assembly positions of the first handle fixing unit  40  and the second handle fixing unit  50  are changed, as shown in  FIGS. 11 to 13 , the above-described assembly method may be carried out regardless of the assembly positions. That is, the handle  30  may be assembled with the door  20  or the drawer  80  by combining the second handle fixing unit  50  with the second connector  70  assembled with the handle  30  in the sliding manner, and then combining the first handle fixing unit  40  with the first connector  60  assembled with the handle  30  using the fastening unit B 1 . 
         [0099]    As is apparent from the above description, a refrigerator and a handle assembly method thereof in accordance with an embodiment increase convenience in assembly of a handle and improve the external appearance of the refrigerator. 
         [0100]    Although a few embodiments of have been shown and described, it would be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes may be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the disclosure, the scope of which is defined in the claims and their equivalents.