Patent ID: 8888235

Claim:
A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising: a liquid ejecting head that includes a nozzle formation surface on which a plurality of nozzles which eject a liquid to an ejection target medium which is transported are formed to be lined up in one direction to form nozzle columns; a belt-shaped member that is provided to be capable of being in contact with the nozzle formation surface and to be brought into contact with the nozzle formation surface so as to be capable of capturing the liquid from the nozzle formation surface; and a belt-shaped member contact portion that brings the belt-shaped member into contact with the nozzle formation surface in both a first contact state where the belt-shaped member is brought into contact with a partial area of the nozzle formation surface and a second contact state where the belt-shaped member is in contact with an area corresponding to the nozzle column in a direction along the nozzle column on the nozzle formation surface by moving the belt-shaped member from a separation position where the belt-shaped member is not in contact with the nozzle formation surface.