Patent ID: 8807689

Claim:
An image recording device, comprising: a conveyor unit configured and arranged to convey a recording medium along a conveyance pathway of the recording medium by rotating a first drive roller and a second drive roller provided to the conveyance pathway; a recording unit configured and arranged to record an image onto the recording medium in a first region between the first drive roller and the second drive roller on the conveyance pathway; a control unit configured to apply a first tension to the recording medium in the first region by controlling the torque of the second drive roller, while also adjusting the conveyance speed of the recording medium by controlling the rotational speed of the first drive roller; and a second detection unit configured and arranged to detect the tension of the recording medium in a second region on the opposite side of the first region with respect to the second drive roller in the conveyance pathway, wherein the control unit being configured to control the conveyor unit to thereby apply a second tension that is lower than the first tension to the recording medium in the second region based on a detection result from the second detection unit.