Disclosed are a fixing device and a refrigerator having the same. The fixing device includes a clasp (400) installed to a first member (12), the clasp having a contact portion (402, 404) defining a plane, and a coupler (500) installed to a second member (100), the coupler serving to fix the second m
Disclosed are a fixing device and a refrigerator having the same. The fixing device includes a clasp (400) installed to a first member (12), the clasp having a contact portion (402, 404) defining a plane, and a coupler (500) installed to a second member (100), the coupler serving to fix the second member to the first member to enable selective coupling or release of the second member and the first member. The coupler includes a hook (510) having a protruding tip portion (511) configured to come into contact with the contact portions (402, 404) so as to be caught by the contact portion (404), the hook being rotatable, and an elastic member (52,0) configured to elastically support the hook such that the hook is rotated toward the clasp. A contact position of the protruding tip portion and the contact portion is spaced apart from a rotation center of the hook by a predetermined distance (d).
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1. A refrigerator comprising: a cabinet defining a first storage region configured to store food;a door rotatably connected to a first rotating shaft via a first hinge member to open and close the first storage region, the first rotating shaft provided at a front of the cabinet, and the door compris
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A refrigerator comprising: a cabinet defining a first storage region configured to store food;a door rotatably connected to a first rotating shaft via a first hinge member to open and close the first storage region, the first rotating shaft provided at a front of the cabinet, and the door comprising a storage member that is mounted to a rear surface of the door and that is configured to store food;a gasket provided at the door;a container defining a second storage region, the second storage region configured to be received within the first storage region, the container being rotatably connected to a second rotating shaft via a second hinge member, the second rotating shaft being located at the door; anda fixing device configured to selectively couple the container to the cabinet, wherein the fixing device comprises: a clasp provided on the cabinet, the clasp comprising a clasp contact portion defining a planar surface; anda coupler provided on the container, wherein the coupler comprises: a hook comprising a protruding tip portion configured to contact the clasp contact portion, the hook being rotatable and the clasp contact portion being configured to catch the protruding tip portion of the hook based on the protruding tip portion of the hook contacting the clasp contact portion;a damper member configured to absorb a shock that is caused by the coupler contacting the clasp;a spring configured to apply a force that pushes the damper member in a direction toward the clasp;an elastic member configured to elastically support the hook, the elastic member being arranged to enable the hook to rotate toward the clasp; anda hook contact portion of the protruding tip portion of the hook that is configured to contact the clasp contact portion based on the coupler and the clasp being coupled,wherein the hook contact portion is spaced apart from a rotation center of the hook by a predetermined distance. 2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the fixing device is configured to release the container from the cabinet in a state in which the container and the door are rotated together, relative to the cabinet, via the first hinge member. 3. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the fixing device is configured to release the container from the cabinet in a state in which the container and the door are coupled to each other and are rotated together relative to the cabinet. 4. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the fixing device is configured to maintain a coupling between the container and the cabinet in a state in which the door is rotated relative to the cabinet and a coupling between the door and the container is released. 5. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the clasp is provided at a top portion of the first storage region, and wherein the coupler is provided at a top portion of the container. 6. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the coupler is provided on the container at a position opposite to a position at which the second hinge member is provided. 7. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the elastic member is configured to be compressed based on a force greater than or equal to a predetermined magnitude being horizontally applied to the hook, thereby causing the hook to be rotated about the rotation center of the hook. 8. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the hook contact portion of the protruding tip portion of the hook is located at a vertical position that is higher than a vertical position of the rotation center of the hook by a predetermined distance. 9. The refrigerator according to claim 8, wherein the hook is tilted upward relative to a horizontal plane by a predetermined angle. 10. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the protruding tip portion of the hook of the coupler comprises: a first sloped portion configured to contact the clasp in a state in which the protruding tip portion begins to be caught by the clasp; anda second sloped portion configured to contact the clasp in a state in which the protruding tip portion is released from the clasp. 11. The refrigerator according to claim 10, wherein an inclination angle of the first slope portion is different from an inclination angle of the second slope portion. 12. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the clasp contact portion of the clasp comprises: a first clasp contact portion configured to contact the hook in a state in which the hook begins to be caught by the clasp; anda second clasp contact portion configured to contact the hook in a state in which the hook begins to be released from the clasp. 13. The refrigerator according to claim 12, wherein an inclination angle of the first clasp contact portion is different from an inclination angle of the second clasp contact portion. 14. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the damper member is configured to, in a state in which the coupler contacts the clasp, apply a force that pushes the coupler in a direction away from the clasp. 15. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are parallel to each other.
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Kim, Dong-Jeong; Lee, Wook-Yong, Hinge assembly and refrigerator having the same.
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