Liquid ejecting apparatus and cleaning device

A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:

• a liquid ejecting head which ejects liquid from a nozzle that is disposed on a nozzle surface;
• a wiping member with a lengthwise shape which is able to wipe away the liquid which is adhered to the nozzle surface by contacting the nozzle surface;
• a contact portion which is able to contact the opposite side from a side at which the wiping member contacts the nozzle surface;
• a pressing mechanism which supports the contact portion and causes the wiping member to contact the nozzle surface by pressing in a direction in which the contact portion contacts the wiping member;
• and
• a transport mechanism which transports the wiping member,
• wherein the contact portion includes:
• a first contact portion which is formed by an elastic material, is separated from the wiping member when the wiping member is transported by the transport mechanism, and which contacts the opposite side from the side at which the wiping member contacts the nozzle surface when the wiping member is caused to contact the nozzle surface, and
• a second contact portion which contacts the wiping member when the wiping member is transported by the transport mechanism.