Patent ID: 8632141

Claim:
A sliding apparatus with a self-closing unit, having a movable rail provided on each of opposite sides of a storage part, a fixed rail provided on each of opposite sides of a main body and coupled to the movable rail via a sliding member, respectively, in such a way as to be in rolling contact with the movable rail, and a rack unit provided on each of the opposite sides of the storage part through gear coupling in such a way as to move the storage part at the same speed, the sliding apparatus comprising: a drive part provided on each of the opposite sides of the storage part and protruding towards the rack unit; a rack body provided at each position of the opposite sides of the main body to engage with the storage part, and each rack body having a body closing space formed through a portion of the rack body to which the drive part is latched, the rack body placed in a position not to interfere with a sliding operation of the storage part; a gear protrusion protruding from an inner surface of the rack body, and having on a surface thereof a rack gear to engage with the storage part; and the self-closing unit provided in the rack body, disposed in the closing space, and latching the drive part when the storage part moves, thus performing a self-closing operation, wherein the drive part moves along with the storage part when the storage part is pulled out or pushed in, and drives the self-closing unit to perform the self-closing operation, and the self-closing unit is provided in the rack body placed in an operating distance of the storage part to adjust a self-closing distance within the operating distance of the storage part.