Patent ID: 7984955

Claim:
A refrigerator comprising: a body in which a storage compartment is defined; a door hingedly coupled to the body and serving to open or close the storage compartment; a door opening device to open the door; a shield provided at a front surface of the door and serving to cover the door opening device, wherein the door opening device is mounted in a grip part defined in any one of an upper surface of the door, a lower surface of the door and a side surface of the door opposite to a hinge shaft of the door, and wherein the door opening device includes a pivoting member having a pivoting shaft extending in a longitudinal direction of the grip part, a press portion extending from the pivoting shaft outward of the door, and an operating portion extending from the pivoting shaft inward of the door; and a push unit to push the body when being pressed by the operating portion of the pivoting member, wherein the pivoting shaft has a length corresponding to a length of one side of the door where the grip part is formed, the operating portion includes first and second operating portions provided at both ends of the pivoting shaft, and the door includes first and second mounts provided at positions corresponding to the first and second operating portions, respectively.