Medium transporting apparatus and recording apparatus

A medium transporting apparatus, comprising:

• an endless conveyor belt having an outer surface to which a medium adheres;
• at least two rollers, which are a first roller and a second roller, around which the conveyor belt extends, the second roller being located downstream of the first roller in a medium transporting direction;
• and
• a support member that supports an inner surface of the conveyor belt at a position between the first roller and the second roller, wherein
• the support member includes a hollow-containing portion that is formed at an upstream end of the support member in the medium transporting direction, the hollow-containing portion having a plurality of hollows formed therein in a width direction that intersects the medium transporting direction, the plurality of hollows being formed in a support surface that supports the conveyor belt,
• wherein each of the hollows is formed so as to taper from an upstream end to a downstream end in the medium transporting direction.