Patent ID: 8636330

Claim:
A refrigerator comprising: a body; a storage compartment defined in the body and having an open front side; a door to open or close the open front side of the storage compartment; a basket provided at the rear of the door; a sliding unit provided between a lateral wall of the body and a lateral wall of the basket to support the door and the basket sliding between a first position in which the door and the basket are fully pulled and a second position in which the door and the basket are fully pushed; a pair of forcing units installed opposite each other in the storage compartment applying force to the door and the basket in the direction in which the door and the basket move toward the first position or in the direction in which the door and the basket move toward the second position depending on positions of the door and the basket, the forcing units being provided below the sliding unit between the lateral wall of the basket and the lateral wall of the body; wherein each forcing unit includes a cylinder and a rod installed to move relative to each other; and a balance regulating unit linking the pair of forcing units to each other to allow simultaneous operation of both side ends of the door, the balance regulating unit comprising a balance regulating member formed of a rigid body to resist twisting and a pair of brackets to couple the balance regulating member to the pair of forcing units, wherein the balance regulating member directly connects the cylinders of the pair of forcing units to each other and serves to maintain horizontal balance of the door during opening or closing of the door.