Patent ID: 8770710

Claim:
A fluid ejecting apparatus comprising: a plurality of fluid ejecting heads which include a nozzle row formed of a plurality of nozzles ejecting a fluid; a receiving member which is capable of receiving the fluid ejected from the nozzles and operable to extend along the nozzle rows of the plurality of ejecting heads; a pair of support members which support the receiving member so as to extend along the nozzle row; a support member movement unit which moves the pair of support members between first and second positions 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 plurality of contact members provided in between the pair of support members and provided in between the plurality of ejection heads in an offset manner, the contact members coming into contact with the receiving member while intersecting the extension direction of the receiving member relative to the receiving member supported by the pair of support members to extend along the nozzle rows when the support member movement unit moves the support member from the second position to the first position, wherein the plurality of contact members are configured as vibration suppressing members that suppresses vibration of the receiving member as the receiving member moves from the receiving position to the retreat position, and include one or more concave portions formed in a longitudinal direction, wherein the plurality of nozzles eject the fluid to the receiving member, when the contact member contacts with the receiving member.