Patent ID: 8888234

Claim:
A fluid ejecting apparatus comprising: a fluid ejecting head which includes nozzle rows having a first nozzle row and a second nozzle row adjacent the first nozzle row in a direction intersecting an extension direction of the first nozzle row, the fluid ejecting head ejecting fluid from the nozzle rows; an absorbing member which is supplied in the extension direction of the first nozzle row from one end side toward another end side of the first nozzle row, a portion of the absorbing member facing the first nozzle row, the absorbing member being reversed at the another end side and the portion of the absorbing member being supplied to face the second nozzle row, and the absorbing member absorbing the fluid ejected from the nozzle rows; a first movement mechanism which moves the absorbing member in a direction intersecting the extension direction of the nozzle row; and a second movement mechanism which moves the absorbing member in the extension direction of the nozzle row, the second movement mechanism includes a supply portion which supplies the absorbing member, a reversing portion which is formed at a position turning back the absorbing member, and a winding portion which winds the absorbing member.