Transport device and image forming apparatus

A transport device comprising:

• a rotating member that rotates;
• a circulating member that is loop-shaped and wrapped around the rotating member, the circulating member being circulated by rotation of the rotating member;
• a pair of pinching members attached to the circulating member and circulated together with the circulating member, the pair of pinching members changing from a separated state, in which the pair of pinching members are separated from each other, to a closely positioned state to pinch a transport object that has entered a space between the pair of pinching members in the separated state;
• and
• a guide unit positioned to overlap the pair of pinching members in the separated state when viewed in one direction along a rotational axis direction of the rotating member, the guide unit guiding the transport object into the space between the pair of pinching members in the separated state, the guide unit being positioned not to overlap the pair of pinching members in the closely positioned state where the pair of pinching members pinch the transport object when viewed in the one direction.