Binding device

Abstract

A binding device includes a pair of gears to rotate, the pair of gears crimping media to be bound while conveying the media to be bound entering an engagement portion of the pair of gears that are rotating, and a guide unit on one side in a rotation-axis direction of the pair of gears with respect to the pair of gears, the guide unit extending from one side to another side with respect to the engagement portion in a conveyance direction in which the media to be bound is conveyed by the pair of gears, the guide unit including a guide to guide a bound end of the media to be bound, the guide being inclined to be disposed closer to the pair of gears as a downstream portion of the guide in the conveyance direction with respect to the engagement portion goes downstream in the conveyance direction.

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