Patent ID: 9315048
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: B41J

Claim Text:
1. A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising: a liquid ejecting unit that ejects a liquid onto a target; a first supporting member having a plurality of first penetrating holes; a second supporting member having a plurality of second penetrating holes formed therein and being stacked on and fixed to the first supporting member, the cross-sectional area of each of the second penetrating holes being smaller than the cross-sectional area of each of the first penetrating holes, wherein intervals between neighboring first penetrating holes are larger than diameters of the first penetrating holes; a heating unit having a heater buried in the first supporting member; with a portion of the first supporting member disposed between the heating unit and the second supporting member and a sucking unit that sucks in the plurality of first penetrating holes and hence sucks in the plurality of second penetrating holes communicating with the plurality of first penetrating holes; wherein the target is sucked and held onto the second supporting member due to the driving of the sucking unit.