US 12,256,509 B2
Document cover closer and office equipment having the same
Satoshi Ogawa, Kanagawa (JP)
Assigned to KEM HONGKONG LIMITED, Tsimshatsui (HK)
Filed by KEM HONGKONG LIMITED, Kowloon (HK)
Filed on Aug. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/898,643.
Prior Publication US 2023/0064679 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. H05K 5/00 (2006.01); H05K 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 5/0226 (2013.01) 2 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A document cover closer comprising:
an attaching member attached to a main body side of office equipment having a document cover;
a supporting member rotatably and pivotally supported on said attaching member via a first hinge shaft;
a lift member attached to said document cover, wherein said lift member overlaps said supporting member and is pivotally supported on said supporting member via a second hinge shaft to be rotatable in a direction contrary to said supporting member, and
a finger pinching preventing cover having an upper end portion rotatably coupled to said lift member via pivotally supporting pins and a lower end portion slidably engaged with rail portions provided on said attaching member in order to block up a space portion formed between said lift member and said supporting member,
wherein said finger pinching preventing cover has two side plates and is attached at an upper end portion side of both side plates thereof to a rear end portion side of said lift member via the pivotally supporting pins,
wherein said finger pinching preventing cover comprises on a lower end portion side thereof engaging projections slidably engaged with said rail portions; and
wherein each of said rail portions on said attaching member extends rearward from an associated side plate on said attaching member beyond a rear plate of said attaching member, and wherein each of said rail portions has a tip portion folded inward.