Patent ID: 9108445
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A liquid ejecting apparatus, including: at least one line-type head each having an ejection surface in which are open a plurality of ejection openings through which a liquid is ejected to a recording medium; and a conveyance mechanism configured to convey the recording medium in a conveyance direction such that the recording medium passes at least one recording position at which the recording medium is opposed to the ejection surface, the conveyance mechanism including a curved-passage defining portion which defines a curved passage located on a downstream side of the lowermost downstream recording position of the at least one recording position in the conveyance direction and a flat-passage defining portion which defines a flat passage which is located between the lowermost downstream recording position of the at least one recording position in the conveyance direction and the curved passage and which is parallel to the ejection surface, a trailing end portion of a certain recording medium being located at the recording position when a leading end portion of the certain recording medium is being located at the curved passage, wherein the flat-passage defining portion includes at least two roller pairs which are disposed so as to define the flat passage and disposed such that the at least two roller pairs are located apart from each other in the conveyance direction and each is configured to nip the recording medium at the flat passage therebetween.