Patent ID: 8459759

Claim:
A refrigerator, comprising: a body in which a cold air receiving space is provided; a main drawer selectively drawn in or out of the cold air receiving space; a door tiltably linked to a front of the main drawer to open/close the cold air receiving space; an auxiliary drawer provided in the cold air receiving space, the auxiliary drawer located above the main drawer and selectively drawn in or out; and an opening/closing apparatus provided at one side of the main and auxiliary drawers, the opening/closing apparatus comprising: a shaft selectively contacting the door; an elastic member provided on an outer surface of the shaft, wherein one end of the elastic member contacts a first sliding guide fixed to a side surface of the main drawer and the other end of the elastic member contacts a stopper integrally coupled to the shaft; and a cam integrally coupled to the shaft; and a dragger provided on an upper end of the main drawer, and selectively contacting the cam by moving vertically, wherein when the door moves from a closed position to an opened position at a vertical state, the elastic member is maintained compressed and the main drawer is only withdrawn, and wherein when the door moves from the closed position to the opened position at a tilted state, the cam and the shaft move forward by an expansion of the elastic member, and the dragger is raised along the cam to contact the auxiliary drawer thereby, the auxiliary drawer is drawn out together with the main drawer.