Patent ID: 8011744

Claim:
A refrigerator comprising: a body having an upper refrigerating chamber; a receiving portion defined at a lower portion of the refrigerating chamber; a shelf disposed in the refrigerating chamber to form an upper surface of the receiving portion, the shelf having a width corresponding to a width of the refrigerating chamber; a storage tray slidably extractable from within the receiving portion; a front cover disposed at a front side of the storage tray to be rotated upward or downward in link with an extracting or retracting operation of the storage tray; hinge shafts disposed at opposite sides of the front cover, respectively, to rotatably support the front cover; and at least one rotation support disposed between the shelf and the front cover to prevent a central portion of the front cover from being deformed, wherein the at least one rotation support includes an auxiliary hinge portion extending from the shelf and having an auxiliary hinge shaft disposed coaxially with the hinge shafts, and a holder extending from the front cover to be coupled to the auxiliary hinge shaft, wherein the at least one auxiliary hinge portion further includes a support portion extending from a front portion of the shelf to the front side of the shelf, and a groove defined within the support portion to allow an upper portion of the front cover to be inserted into the groove when the front cover is opened upward.