Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Su Hyeong Son

Hyung Bum Lee

Woo Yeol Yoo

Youn Tae Shin

Ji Sick Hwang

Wan Hyeong Lee

Beom Gon Kim

Yang-Yeol Gu

Provided is a refrigerator having only a second door opened/closed or having both of a first door and a second door opened/closed using one handing by allowing a latch device to fix the second door to the first door or release the second door from being fixed to the first door. The refrigerator includes a main body having a storage compartment, a first door that is rotatably disposed in front of the main body and has an opening formed therein, a second door that is rotatably disposed in front of the first door to open/close the opening, a handle coupled to a front side of the second door to open/close the first door and the second door, and a latch device allowing the second door to be fixed and released to/from the first door.

Refrigerator

A refrigerator includes a main body having a storage compartment; a first door rotatably provided to open and close the storage compartment; a hinge member coupled to a lower portion of the first door and configured to support the first door to allow the first door to be rotatable; a second door provided below the hinge member, wherein the second door includes a door body and a door trim protruding from the door body toward the hinge member, the hinge member includes a main body coupler and a door supporter, and a bottom surface of the door supporter includes a base surface and a recessed surface. The recessed surface is recessed from the base surface to compensate for a height difference between an upper surface of the door trim and an upper surface of the door body.

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Incheon, South Korea

Su Hyeong Son