Patent ID: 8827421

Claim:
A liquid ejecting apparatus having a fluid ejecting head which ejects fluid and a fluid reception member which receives the fluid in a predetermined posture, comprising: a posture change device which rotates to change a posture of the fluid reception member to an inclined posture which is a posture inclined with respect to the predetermined posture; a first outlet port which is arranged at a bottom end of the fluid reception member in a direction rotating the fluid reception member; a second outlet port which is arranged at a bottom end of the fluid reception member on an opposite side with respect to the first outlet port; a suction device which sucks fluid in the fluid reception member in the inclined posture after changing the posture to the inclined posture; and wherein the posture change device rotates the fluid reception member to change the posture of the fluid reception member to a second inclined posture which is a posture inclined to the side opposite to the inclined posture with respect to the predetermined posture after the sucking of the fluid; and the suction device sucks fluid in the fluid reception member in the second inclined posture after changing the posture to the second inclined posture.