Patent ID: 7073441

Claim:
An image recording apparatus comprising: a recording drum having a peripheral surface defining a recess extending axially of the drum; an attaching mechanism for attaching a recording material to the peripheral surface of said recording drum, with a forward end of said recording material located over said recess; a rotating mechanism for rotating said recording drum; a recording head for recording an image on said recording material by moving axially of said recording drum synchronously with rotation of said recording drum, and emitting light beams to said recording material mounted peripherally of said recording drum; a punch unit having a die defining a slit, and a punch movable inside said die for punching a positioning bore in the recording material inserted into said slit; and a moving mechanism for moving said punch unit between a standby position separated from said recording drum, and a punching position where the forward end of the recording material mounted peripherally of said recording drum is inserted into the slit formed in said die.