Liquid ejecting apparatus

A liquid ejecting apparatus, comprising:

• a liquid ejecting head, configured to eject liquid toward a target medium;
• a transporter, configured to transport a tray on which the target medium is mounted toward a region facing the liquid ejecting head via a transporting path;
• and
• a tray guide, disposed in a front side of the liquid ejecting apparatus, and having a supporting face configured to support the tray thereon, the tray guide being movable between a first position connecting the supporting face with the transporting path to allow the transporter to transport the tray to the transporting path and a second position escaping the supporting face from the transporting path,
• wherein the supporting face is kept parallel to the transporting path when the tray guide is moved between the first position and the second position, and
• wherein the tray guide is situated obliquely upward from the transporting path when the tray guide is placed in the second position;
• the liquid ejecting aparatus further comprising:
• a tray guide retainer operable to retain the tray guide at either the first position or the second position and to guide the movement of the tray guide between the first position and the second position, wherein:
• the tray guide is moved to the second position by pushing the tray guide retained in the first position toward a rear side of the liquid ejecting apparatus;
• and
• the tray guide retainer releases the tray guide when the tray guide retained in the second position is pushed toward the rear side of the liquid ejecting apparatus, and
• wherein the tray guide retainer comprises:
• a first guide pin, projecting outwardly from each of both widthwise ends of the tray guide;
• a guide member, disposed adjacent to each of both widthwise ends of the tray guide, and formed with a first groove extending in a direction that the tray guide moves and configured to movably receive the first guide pin;
• an urging member, urging the first guide pin in such a direction that the tray guide is moved to the first position;
• and
• a cam unit, fitted with the first guide pin such that the first guide pin is retained at a third position corresponding to the second position of the guide tray, and such that the first guide pin is released from the third position when the tray guide retained in the second position is pushed toward the rear side of the liquid ejecting apparatus.