Patent ID: 8109627

Claim:
A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising: a transport mechanism that transports a sheet in a first direction; and a liquid ejecting head that ejects liquid onto the sheet; wherein the transport mechanism includes: a plurality of transport belts that transports the sheet and arranged in a second direction which is orthogonal to the first direction, each of the transport belts extending in the first direction and having a transport surface with which the transported sheet is brought into contact; a concave portion formed with a support member that supports the transported sheet and arranged along the first direction, the concave portion being disposed between the transport belts adjacent to each other in the second direction; and a plurality of suction ports that sucks the sheet and disposed on both sides of the concave portion in the second direction; wherein a distance between the liquid ejecting head and a suction surface of each of the suction ports is longer than a distance between the liquid ejecting head and the transport surface; and wherein a distance between the liquid ejecting head and a bottom of the concave portion is longer than the distance between the liquid ejecting head and the suction surface.