Patent ID: 8251486

Claim:
A liquid ejecting apparatus, comprising: a liquid ejecting head having a conductive nozzle plate that has openings, wherein the liquid ejecting head ejects liquid from the openings toward a front face of a recording object; a platen that is arranged at a position opposed to the nozzle plate with the recording object placed between the platen and the nozzle plate, wherein the platen contacts a rear face of the recording object to support the recording object; an absorption member that is arranged at a position opposed to the nozzle plate and located farther from the openings than the recording object in a direction in which the liquid is ejected, wherein the absorption member absorbs liquid that is ejected from the openings but not adhered to the recording object; an electrode that is arranged in proximity to the absorption member and which includes a connecting portion for connecting the electrode to the platen, the connecting portion being bent upward; and a potential difference generating device that generates a difference in potential between the nozzle plate and the electrode by applying voltage to the electrode so as to form an electric field, whereby liquid ejected from the liquid ejecting head is electrically attracted toward the electrode, wherein the platen includes: a platen body including a side wall, the connecting portion being adapted to extend upward over the side wall of the platen when the electrode is accommodated in the platen body; and an accommodation portion that is depressed from the platen body and formed to include a bottom portion and a side wall portion, wherein the accommodation portion accommodates the absorption member therein.