A refrigerator including a storage container that may be selectively coupled to a refrigerator body or to a door by a storage container support device is provided. The refrigerator may include a refrigerator body having a storage compartment formed therein, a rotatable door to open or close the stor
A refrigerator including a storage container that may be selectively coupled to a refrigerator body or to a door by a storage container support device is provided. The refrigerator may include a refrigerator body having a storage compartment formed therein, a rotatable door to open or close the storage compartment, a gasket provided between the door and the refrigerator body, a storage container that may be selectively coupled to the door or to the refrigerator body, a storage container support device provided at the door, the refrigerator body or the storage container to allow the storage container to be selectively coupled to and supported by the refrigerator body or the door, and a control device provided in the door to selectively control operation of the storage container support device from an exterior of the door.
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1. A refrigerator, comprising: a cabinet having a storage compartment;a door rotatably coupled to the cabinet to selectively close an access opening in a front surface of the cabinet;a handle provided on the door;a button provided on the handle;a lever having a first end thereof coupled to the butto
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A refrigerator, comprising: a cabinet having a storage compartment;a door rotatably coupled to the cabinet to selectively close an access opening in a front surface of the cabinet;a handle provided on the door;a button provided on the handle;a lever having a first end thereof coupled to the button;a link having a first end thereof coupled to a second end of the lever;a release pin coupled to a second end of the link, wherein the lever, the link and the release pin are provided in the door, and wherein the release pin is depressed in response to depression of the button, via the lever and the link;a casing in which the link is received within the door; andat least one bearing that rotatably supports the link in the casing, wherein the lever comprises: a slide provided within the handle, wherein a first end of the slide contacts the button;a protrusion that extends outward from a second end of the slide;a spring positioned between the second end of the slide and a lower inner surface of the handle, surrounding the protrusion, wherein the spring is configured to restore an initial position of the button;a horizontal extension extending horizontally outward from the slide and out of the handle; anda vertical extension extending vertically outward from the horizontal extension, wherein the first end of the link is coupled to a distal end of the vertical extension. 2. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the link comprises: a main rod, wherein the at least one bearing is coupled to the main rod;a first arm extending outward from a first end of the main rod in a first direction such that a distal end of the first arm is coupled to the distal end of the vertical extension of the lever; anda second arm extending outward from a second end of the main rod in a second direction such that a distal end of the second arm is configured to selectively contact the release pin. 3. The refrigerator of claim 2, wherein depression of the button causes the lever to move in a depression direction of the button, causing the link to rotate and the distal end of the second arm to contact and press the release pin. 4. The refrigerator of claim 1, further comprising a stopping device that selectively limits rotation of the link, the stopping device comprising: a push bar movably provided in a slot formed in the vertical extension; anda stopping lever rotatably mounted on a pivot shaft coupled to the vertical extension, wherein a first end of the stopping lever is pivotably coupled to the push bar and a second end of the stopping lever is configured to be selectively caught by a holding protrusion formed on the vertical extension. 5. The refrigerator of claim 4, wherein the push bar is extended out of the slot and the second end of the stopping lever is caught by the holding protrusion when the door is closed to prevent downward movement of the lever and rotation of the link, and the push bar is retracted into the slot and the second end of the stopping lever rotates freely when the door is open to allow for downward movement of the lever and rotation of the link. 6. The refrigerator of claim 1, further comprising a latch that is coupled to the door in a first mode, and to the cabinet in a second mode, wherein the release pin is configured to selectively contact an actuator of the latch and the actuator is configured to move the latch in response to depression of the release pin and release a current coupled state of the latch. 7. A refrigerator, comprising: a cabinet having a storage compartment;a door rotatably coupled to the cabinet to selectively close an access opening in a front surface of the cabinet;a handle provided on the door;a button provided on the handle;a lever having a first end thereof coupled to the button;a link having a first end thereof coupled to a second end of the lever;a release pin coupled to a second end of the link, wherein the lever, the link and the release pin are provided in the door, and wherein the release pin is depressed in response to depression of the button, via the lever and the link;a storage container that is coupled to the door in a first mode and to the cabinet in a second mode;a latch provided on the storage container to couple the storage container to the door in the first mode and to the cabinet in the second mode,wherein the release pin is configured to selectively contact an actuator of the latch such that the actuator moves in response to depression of the release pin so as to release the coupling of the storage container to one of the door or the cabinet and engage the coupling of the storage container to the other of the door or the cabinet, andwherein the latch comprises: a housing;a holding device rotatably installed in the housing and configured to engage a holding fixture provided on a rear surface of the door in the first mode, and to engage a holding recess in the cabinet in the second mode. 8. The refrigerator of claim 7, wherein the latch further comprises: a movement guide rotatably installed in the housing and movably connected to the holding device to guide movement of the holding device;a rotation limiter rotatably installed in the housing to limit rotation of the holding device; anda holding pin that extends outward from the holding device and out through the housing so as to be selectively received in the holding recess formed in the cabinet.
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