Patent ID: 8608212

Claim:
A door closer apparatus comprising: a striker provided on one of a door and a body; a latch provided on the other one of the door and the body, formed with a groove which allows entry of the striker, and capable of rotating from an initial position which allows entry of the striker into the groove to a full lock position which prohibits the striker from coming apart from the groove; a pole provided rotatably and configured to prohibit the latch from rotating by engaging the latch positioned at a half lock position between the initial position and the full lock position and the full lock position; a drive unit configured to drive the latch toward the full lock position; a control unit configured to control the drive of the drive unit; a pole lever provided so as to be rotatable and configured to be rotated by being pressed by the pole which rotates in the direction opposite from the direction of engaging the latch; a pole lever urging portion configured to urge the pole lever in the direction of coming into abutment with the pole; a stopper provided on the latch and configured to come into abutment with the pole lever at the half lock position and to prohibit the pole lever from rotating in the direction of coming into abutment with the pole; a first switch configured to be activated in response to the latch positioned in a range from the initial position to a position between the half lock position and the full lock position; and a second switch configured to be activated in response to the pole lever positioned in a range from a position between the initial position and the half lock position to the full lock position.