Transporting apparatus and recording apparatus

A transporting apparatus, comprising:

• a transporting unit that transports a medium along a transport path that extends in a transport direction;
• a medium supporting section that supports the medium at a portion downstream of the transporting unit in the transport direction;
• a first supporting projection that supports the medium at a portion downstream of the medium supporting section in the transport direction;
• a second supporting projection that supports the medium at a portion downstream of the first supporting projection in the transport direction;
• and
• a guide portion that is arranged at a position downstream of the medium supporting section in the transport direction and upstream of the first supporting projection in the transport direction,
• the guide portion forming a first concavity in the transport path with respect to the medium supporting section and the first supporting projection and a second concavity in the transport path with respect to the first supporting projection and the second supporting projection,
• the first and second concavities being consecutively aligned in the transport direction,
• wherein a portion of the medium located between the medium supporting section and the second supporting projection is located above the guide portion such that the medium does not contact any surface of the guide portion to thereby suppress static electricity.