Patent ID: 9278533
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: B41J

Claim Text:
1. A liquid ejecting apparatus, comprising: a liquid ejecting unit which ejects a liquid onto a medium, the medium being transported in a transport direction in a state in which an edge portion thereof is aligned with a second end side of a first end and the second end in a width direction intersecting the transport direction of a transport path; a first reception section which is disposed at a position adjacent to the transport path and closer to the first end than the second end of the transport path, the first reception being capable of receiving the liquid that is discharged from the liquid ejecting unit as a waste liquid; a medium supporting section which includes support protruding portions, the medium supporting section being capable of supporting the medium; a second reception section which is disposed in the transport path, the second reception section being capable of receiving the liquid that is ejected from the liquid ejecting unit toward the edge portion of the medium and is not received by the medium as the waste liquid; and a waste liquid holding section which is capable of holding the waste liquid that is received by the first reception section and the second reception section, wherein the waste liquid holding section includes: