Patent ID: 8746006

Claim:
A refrigerator, comprising: a body having a storage chamber; a door for selectively shielding the storage chamber; a hinge coupling portion coupled to the body; and a height control unit for lifting up or lowering the door, wherein the height control unit comprises: a hinge portion having a first end screw-coupled to the hinge coupling portion, and a second end configured to rotatable support the door, and a height controller configured to rotate the hinge portion in a locking manner based on the door being opened and closed, and wherein the height controller comprises: a plurality of hooking portions located at one side of the hinge portion in a circumferential direction, a selection lever configured to selectively lock the hinge portion, locking members selectively coupled to the hooking portions by the selection lever, the locking members causing the hinge portion to rotate responsive to opening and closing of the door based on the selection lever causing at least one of the locking members to couple to at least one of the hooking portions such that the door lifts up or lowers responsive to opening and closing of the door, and a lever bracket portion fixed to the door, and to which the selection lever and the locking members are coupled.