Patent attributes
A refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a storage space, a door configured to open and close the storage space, and a door opening device provided on the door and configured to open the door. The door opening device includes a case provided inside the door and in communication with openings on the front and rear surfaces of the door, a door handle mounted inside the case and configured to be rotated by a user and to shield an opening in the front surface of the door, and a push slider accommodated in the case and configured to reciprocate in a straight line, and having one end in contact with the door handle and the other end that protrudes through an opening at the rear surface of the door. The push slider moves rearward when the door handle is rotated and pushes the cabinet to open the door.