Document cover closer and office equipment having the same

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.