Patent ID: 8590998

Claim:
A fluid ejecting apparatus comprising: a fluid ejecting head which includes nozzles formed in a nozzle row for ejecting a fluid; a receiving member which is capable of receiving the fluid ejected from the nozzles; a pair of support members which supports the receiving member, a first support member positioned on a first side of the fluid ejecting head and a second support member positioned on a second side of the fluid ejecting head so that the receiving member is able to extend from one side of the nozzle row to the other side of the nozzle row; a support member movement unit which moves the support member between a first position and a second position so that the receiving member is located at a receiving position capable of receiving the fluid ejected from the nozzles at the first position, and the receiving member is located at a retreat position deviating from the receiving position at the second position; and a tensile force adjusting unit which adjusts a tensile force applied to the receiving member when the relative distance between the support members changes in accordance with the movement of the pair of support members, wherein the support member movement unit allows the pair of support members to reach the first position at different timings.