Door opening device and refrigerator having the same

A door opening device for opening a drawer-type door slidably coupled to an inside of a main body, wherein the drawer-type door includes:

• a door cap coupled to an upper portion of the drawer-type door, and including a handle pocket recessed downward from a surface of the door cap;
• and
• a door bracket coupled to a lower end of the door cap, and coupled to the door opening device,
• wherein the door opening device includes:
• a handle lever rotatably coupled to the door bracket, the handle lever including a bracket that includes a plurality of catching hooks and a reinforcing member that is coupled with the catching hooks and is configured to reinforce the bracket;
• a slider disposed at a rear of the handle lever to perform straight linear motion in an upper-to-lower direction by the handle lever;
• and
• a pusher coupled at a rear of the slider, and configured to perform straight linear motion by the slider to push the main body so as to open the drawer-type door,
• wherein the slider is configured to move in an upper-to-lower direction such that a range of rotation of the handle lever increases to increase a moving distance of the pusher.