Patent ID: 8517505

Claim:
A fluid ejecting apparatus comprising: a fluid ejecting head which includes nozzles ejecting a fluid; a receiving member which is capable of receiving the fluid ejected from the nozzles and is linear; a support member which supports the receiving member so as to extend in a linear shape; 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 changing unit that changes a tensile force applied to the receiving member from a first tensile force to a second tensile force smaller than the first tensile force when the support member movement unit moves the support member from the second position to the first position, wherein the second tensile force is applied to the receiving member while the receiving member receives the fluid ejected from the nozzles at the first position.