PURPOSE: A refrigerator is provided to minimize the impact generated during door closing and the unfolding generated during door opening as the spring coefficient of a door opening portion is different from those of other portions.CONSTITUTION: A refrigerator comprises a hinge(20), a fixed portion(10), a driving part(11), a hinge housing part, springs(S1, S2), and a shaft(15). The hinge is installed between a main body and a door. The fixed portion is fixed inside the main body. The driving part is slid and rotated inside the hinge. The hinge housing part includes the fixed portion and the driving part. The springs are fixed on a supporting plate which is installed in the driving part. The shaft connects the fixed portion, the driving part, and the springs into one body.COPYRIGHT KIPO 2012본 발명은 저장실이 구비된 본체와, 상기 저장실을 개폐하는 도어와, 상기 본체와 도어 사이에 설치되는 힌지를 포함하되, 상기 도어가 열리는 일부 구간과 나머지 구간의 스프링 상수가 다르도록 한 것을 특징으로 하는 냉장고에 관한 것이다.
