Patent ID: 8197028

Claim:
A liquid discharging apparatus comprising: a liquid discharging head configured to discharge liquid from nozzles in a discharged material transported in a first direction; a carriage configured to mount the liquid discharging head and reciprocate in a second direction which intersects the first direction; and a carriage moving unit configured to reciprocate the carriage, the carriage moving unit including a first drive unit and a second drive unit operating independently from each other, wherein a first supporting portion of the first drive unit with respect to the carriage and a second supporting portion of the second driving unit with respect to the carriage are located at positions displaced in the first direction, wherein a first position detector configured to detect the position of the first supporting portion in the direction of movement of the carriage, and a second position detector configured to detect the position of the second supporting portion in the direction of movement of the carriage are provided.