Patent ID: 8596777

Claim:
A liquid ejecting apparatus that ejects liquid to a recording target medium that is transported from an upstream side to a downstream side, comprising: a liquid ejecting head that ejects the liquid to the recording target medium for recording; and a heating section that heats the recording target medium at a downstream position in a transportation direction of the recording target medium, wherein the heating section is disposed along a width direction of the recording target medium, which intersects with the transportation direction thereof, the heating section is divided into a plurality of areas in the width direction, and heat applied by first areas of the plurality of areas to the recording target medium is higher than heat applied by second areas, wherein the first areas and the second areas are formed next to one another in an alternating pattern along the width direction of the recording target medium, the alternating pattern being configured to reduce curling of the recording target medium in the direction of transportation and to control different levels of dryness in the recording target medium.