Patent attributes
A refrigerator including a hinge assembly that enables a door to selectively slide and pivot. A refrigerator includes a main body, a storeroom arranged inside the main body. The refrigerator includes a door configured to open and close the storeroom, and a hinge assembly configured to support the door to be able to slide and pivot. The hinge assembly includes a hinge body combined with the door and configured to move back and forth in a front-back direction. The hinge assembly includes a first stopper configured to prevent pivoting of the door if the door is able to slide. The hinge assembly includes a second stopper configured to prevent sliding of the door if the door is able to pivot.