Patent ID: 8714735

Claim:
A recording apparatus comprising: a medium support section in which a plurality of first suction holes passing through from a medium support surface which supports a recording medium to a rear surface is formed; a recording process section which carries out a recording process on the recording medium; a plurality of first suction sections which is provided on the rear surface side and communicates with the plurality of first suction holes; a second suction section which is disposed on the side opposite to the medium support section with respect to the plurality of first suction sections; a wall section which is disposed between the first suction sections and the second suction section and in which a plurality of second suction holes each making each of the first suction sections and the second suction section communicate with each other is formed; a suction mechanism which suctions the recording medium disposed on the medium support surface through the first suction holes and the second suction holes; and a slide member which is disposed on the wall section, is movable in a parallel fashion along the wall section, and is provided with a plurality of blocking portions having different lengths in a direction of parallel movement and capable of selectively blocking the plurality of second suction holes, wherein the slide member selectively blocks the second suction holes based on a size of the recording medium.