Patent ID: 9387699
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: B41J

Claim Text:
1. A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising: an ejection section that ejects a liquid; a medium supporting section that supports a medium onto which the liquid is ejected; a heater that is disposed at a position which is not in contact with the medium supporting section and is configured to emit a thermal energy; a heat receiving section that receives the thermal energy emitted from the heater; and a stop section that detects a temperature of the heat receiving section, and stops the heater when a detected temperature of the heat receiving section becomes a predetermined temperature or higher, wherein the heat receiving section is disposed at a position on a first direction side with respect to the heater and between the heater and the medium supporting section, when the first direction is defined as a direction which is directed from the heater to the medium supporting section, a portion of the heating receiving section is disposed outside of the medium supporting section in a direction orthogonal to the first direction.