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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2017
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A binding unit includes a pressing portion that binds a recording material bundle, which includes a first pressing portion pressing against the recording material bundle in order to bind the recording material bundle and a second pressing portion facing the first pressing portion, an extruding portion that is separately formed from the second pressing portion, and extrudes the second pressing portion toward the first pressing portion, and a driving source that drives the extruding portion, in which the extruding portion is connected to the pressing portion, the pressing portion retracts to a downstream side in a direction where a recording material enters when the recording material enters, and the driving source does not operate in conjunction with movement of the reaction of the pressing portion.