Medium heating device and liquid ejecting device

A medium heating device comprising:

• a support portion including a support face and configured to support a medium being transported;
• a heating unit configured to heat the medium supported by the support portion;
• a detector configured to detect a temperature of the support portion;
• and
• a control unit configured to control an output of the heating unit, based on the temperature detected by the detector, wherein
• the support portion includes a metal plate including a first surface as the support face,
• an end portion of the metal plate is bent toward an opposite side from the first surface,
• the metal plate is fixed to a first fixing portion and a second fixing portion that is next to the first fixing portion in a width direction,
• a detection position of the detector is set between the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion in the width direction,
• the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion are in a same position in a transport direction of the medium,
• the metal plate is fixed by a third fixing portion that is next to the first fixing portion in the transport direction, and
• the detection position of the detector is set between the first fixing portion and the third fixing portion in the transport direction.

A liquid ejecting device comprising:

• a support portion including a support face and configured to support a medium being transported;
• a heating unit configured to heat the medium supported by the support portion;
• a detector configured to detect a temperature of the support portion;
• and
• a control unit configured to control an output of the heating unit, based on the temperature detected by the detector, wherein
• the support portion includes a metal plate including a first surface as the support face,
• an end portion of the metal plate is bent toward an opposite side from the first surface,
• the metal plate is fixed by a first fixing portion and a second fixing portion that is next to the first fixing portion in a width direction, and
• a detection position of the detector is set between the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion in the width direction,
• in the width direction, the detection position of the detector is set at a position closer to a midpoint between the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion in the width direction than to either of the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion.