A sliding guide apparatus guides a movable member for a base. A pair of
guide surfaces are formed on the base. A pair of sliding surfaces are
formed on the movable member as so to be opposed to the pair of guide
surfaces, respectively. Lubricating oil is supplied between the guide
surface and the sliding surface. The sliding surface is configured so
that one half portion of the sliding surface which is close to the center
of gravity of the movable member is asymmetric with the other half
portion of the sliding surface which is far from the center of gravity of
the movable member. Since a load of the movable member that acts
disproportionately on the sliding surface is balanced with dynamic
pressure of the lubricating oil that occurs between the guide surface and
the sliding surface, it is prevented that the movable member is slanted.