Patent ID: 8888200

Claim:
A slide assist mechanism, comprising: a case adapted to be attached to one of a main body or a moving body; a slider disposed slidably in the case; a latch arranged under the slider and supported by the slider switchably between a standby position where the latch is locked in a corresponding portion of the case and a draw-in position where the latch is released from a locking; a draw-in unit comprising an urging device for urging the slider; an operation member adapted to be attached to another of the main body or the moving body, and switching the latch from the standby position to the draw-in position, or switching the latch from the draw-in position to the standby position; and a control device provided between the latch and the slider such that the latch is suspended from the slider, wherein the control device is arranged such that when the latch is switched from the standby position to the draw-in position, due to an urging force accumulated in the urging device, the moving body is moved from a first position to a second position on a main body side through the operation member, and when the latch is switched between the standby position and the draw-in position through the operation member, the control device prevents the latch from inclining relative to the slider so as to maintain a horizontal rotational movement of the latch.