Home appliance

A home appliance, comprising:

• a main body having a receiving space with an open front defined therein;
• a door disposed at a front side of the main body, and configured to pivot about a lower end thereof in a first direction to open the receiving space, or to pivot about the lower end thereof in a second direction to close the receiving space;
• and
• a hinge assembly connected to the main body and the door,
• wherein the hinge assembly includes:
• a first cam configured to be rotatable in association with the pivoting of the door and to be movable in a third direction or a fourth direction opposite to the third direction;
• a casing configured to accommodate the first cam therein, and a bracket coupled to the casing to couple the casing to the door;
• and
• a second cam coupled to the main body and configured to be engaged with the first cam such that when a first force generated by a biasing element is applied to the first cam and the first cam is rotating in the first direction, the second cam applies a second force to resist the first force to the first cam,
• wherein the second cam applies the second force to the first cam based on receiving a force associated with a weight of the door pivoting in the first direction, and
• wherein:
• the casing includes a casing main body configured to movably accommodate the first cam therein and be rotatably connected to the second cam, and a plurality of hook protrusion protruding from the casino main body and fitted into the bracket,
• the casing has a plurality of fastening bosses coupled to fasteners extending through the bracket, respectively, and
• each of the plurality of hook protrusions is disposed adjacent to a corresponding one of the plurality of fastening bosses, and is disposed closer to the corresponding one of the plurality of fastening bosses than to another, adjacent one of the plurality of hook protrusions.