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A refrigerator has a door-coupling structure facilitating the connection or disconnection of a door relative to a main body. The main body forms a food storage chamber which is opened and closed by the door. The door is hingedly mounted to the body by a hinge plate. An auxiliary hinge plate is fixed

A refrigerator has a door-coupling structure facilitating the connection or disconnection of a door relative to a main body. The main body forms a food storage chamber which is opened and closed by the door. The door is hingedly mounted to the body by a hinge plate. An auxiliary hinge plate is fixed to the main body, and the rear end of the hinge plate is placed on the auxiliary plate. A fixing plate is disposed on the hinge plate and detachably coupled with the auxiliary hinge plate by a snap-on connection so as to secure the hinge plate onto the auxiliary hinge plate in the absence of separate fasteners such as bolts or screws.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A refrigerator including a main body, a food storage chamber inside said main body, a door for opening and closing said food storage chamber, and a hinge plate with one end supporting said door to swing about a hinge axis and the other end connected with said main body, s

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A refrigerator including a main body, a food storage chamber inside said main body, a door for opening and closing said food storage chamber, and a hinge plate with one end supporting said door to swing about a hinge axis and the other end connected with said main body, said refrigerator further comprising:an auxiliary hinge plate secured to said main body, on which the rear end of said hinge plate is placed; anda fixing plate detachably coupled with said auxiliary hinge plate so as to closely fix said hinge plate onto said auxiliary hinge plate;wherein said auxiliary hinge plate includes a pair of rotation supporters formed on one end and including a notch, a vertically extending part formed on the other end, and at least one projection provided on the middle of said auxiliary hinge plate, and said fixing plate includes a locking member formed on one end and a pin passing through said locking member, and a catch formed on the other end, and said pin is inserted into each notch of said rotating supporters for rotation therein, and said catch mates with said vertically extending part, thus detachably connecting said fixing plate with said auxiliary hinge plate.