Patent ID: 8864273

Claim:
An image recording apparatus comprising: a recording unit that records an image on a the recording medium in a first region; a drive roller that transports the recording medium, the drive roller being disposed between the first region and a second region; a first control unit that controls a tension of the recording medium in the first region by adjusting a torque of the drive roller based on a detection result of the tension of the recording medium in the first region, the first control unit having frequency response characteristics with respect to tension fluctuations generated in the first region; and a second control unit that controls the tension of the recording medium in the second region according to a detection result of the tension of the recording medium in the second region, the second control unit having frequency response characteristics with respect to tension fluctuations generated in the second region for responding to the tension fluctuations having a higher frequency band compared to the tension fluctuation characteristics of the first control unit.