Liquid ejecting apparatus with medium supporting unit having ribs

A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:

• a liquid ejecting unit configured to eject a liquid onto a medium being transported in a transport direction;
• a medium supporting unit arranged to face the liquid ejecting unit and configured to support the medium being transported;
• a suction mechanism configured to suck the medium;
• and
• a transporting roller configured to feed the medium to the medium supporting unit,
• wherein the medium supporting unit includes, in a width direction intersecting the transport direction, a plurality of first ribs arranged in parallel with the transport direction at an upstream side of a region, where the liquid ejecting unit performs ejection onto the medium, in the transport direction;
• wherein the medium supporting unit includes, at the upstream side, a recessed portion sectioned by the first ribs,
• wherein the recessed portion includes a suction hole for causing a suction force by the suction mechanism to be applied to the medium,
• wherein an edge portion at the upstream side of the medium supporting unit includes an eave portion overlapping the transporting roller in a plan view, and
• wherein an edge portion of the eave portion includes a plurality of second ribs arranged in the width direction, and
• wherein the height of the plurality of first ribs and the height of the plurality of second ribs are substantially the same.