Patent ID: 9211733
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising: a transportation unit that transports a medium; an ejecting unit that ejects liquid onto the medium which is transported by the transportation unit; a medium supporting unit that includes a supporting surface capable of supporting the medium transported by the transportation unit so that the medium is opposite to the ejecting unit; a light-transmitting member that is mounted at a position in the medium supporting unit where the light-transmitting member faces the medium transported by the transportation unit; an imaging unit that captures an image of the medium which passes over a front surface of the light-transmitting member; a control unit that controls a transportation amount of the medium by the transportation unit based on the image captured by the imaging unit; and an airflow generating unit that generates airflow onto the front surface of the light-transmitting member, wherein an antistatic film is formed on the front surface of the light-transmitting member.