Patent ID: 8573738

Claim:
A liquid ejecting device comprising: a casing comprising a first casing and a second casing; a line-type liquid ejecting head having an ejection surface that is elongated in a first direction and that is formed with ejection ports for ejecting liquid; a supporting section disposed in confrontation with the ejection surface and configured to support a recording medium; a first-tank mount section on which a first tank storing liquid is configured to be mounted; a liquid conveying section configured to convey liquid in the first tank mounted on the first-tank mount section to the liquid ejecting head; a receiving section configured to receive liquid ejected from the liquid ejecting head; a waste-liquid tank configured to store liquid; and a waste-liquid conveying section configured to convey liquid received by the receiving section to the waste-liquid tank; wherein the first casing holds the liquid ejecting head, the first-tank mount section, and the liquid conveying section; wherein the second casing holds the supporting section, the receiving section, the waste-liquid tank, and the waste-liquid conveying section; and wherein the first casing is connected with the second casing such that the first casing is movable relative to the second casing, the first casing being configured to take a first position at which the ejection surface confronts the supporting section and a second position at which the ejection surface is farther away from the supporting section than at the first position.