Liquid ejecting apparatus

A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:

• a supporting member that supports a medium;
• a liquid ejecting unit that is arranged to face the medium and that ejects a liquid onto the medium;
• a detection plate portion that is plate shaped and that undergoes strain by coming into contact with an object that can come into contact with the liquid ejecting unit with relative movement between the medium and the liquid ejecting unit;
• a piezoelectric film sensor that is provided on a medium-side plate surface of the detection plate portion facing the medium and that outputs an electric signal corresponding to strain of the detection plate portion;
• and
• a sensor cover that is spaced apart from the detection plate portion and that covers the piezoelectric film sensor not to come into contact with the medium-side plate surface, wherein
• the piezoelectric film sensor is positioned between the sensor cover and the liquid ejecting unit in a direction of the relative movement, and
• the sensor cover is positioned between the supporting member and the piezoelectric film sensor in a direction in which the sensor cover faces the supporting member.