Patent ID: 8646906

Claim:
An image recording device comprising: a conveying part configured and arranged to convey a portion of a medium to an image recording area; a recording part configured and arranged to record an image on the medium positioned in the image recording area; a medium support part configured and arranged to heat the medium positioned in the image recording area and to support the medium on a support surface provided with openings of suction holes; a suction part configured and arranged to suction the medium supported on the medium support part via the suction holes; and a control part configured to repeatedly perform an action of conveying the medium using the conveying part and a recording action using the recording part, the control part being configured to perform a first conveying action, a first recording action, a second conveying action, and a second recording action in the stated order, and the control part being further configured to perform a suction action to eliminate wrinkles that form in the medium after the second conveying action and before the second recording action, wherein the medium supported on the medium support part is suctioned by the suction part, when a period from end of the first conveying action until start of the second conveying action is equal to or greater than a period that is longer than a period required by the first recording action.