Patent ID: 8162421

Claim:
A refrigerator comprising: a body defining a storage compartment; at least one door rotatable to open or close the storage compartment and comprising a hinge; and a top panel provided with an upper surface of the body and including a hinge cover to cover the hinge of the door, and a top cover to cover an upper portion of a front end of the upper surface of the body, the hinge cover and the top cover being integrally formed with each other, the top panel being provided with a front plate, a plurality of side plates and a rear plate, wherein the rear plate of the top panel includes end portions, which extend from the respective side plates and each of which has a lower end supported on the upper surface of the body, and a center portion which extends between the end portions, and wherein a height of the center portion of the rear plate is less than a height of the end portions of the rear plate such that a lower end of the center portion of the rear plate is spaced apart from the upper surface of the body, whereby when a bulging phenomenon occurs at the upper surface of the body, the center portion of the rear plate accommodates a part of the bulged upper surface of the body.