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1. A printing apparatus comprising:
a printhead configured to eject ink; a sheet conveying unit configured to convey a sheet in a first direction, and a platen configured to support the sheet to be printed under the printhead, the platen comprising: a plurality of supporting portions, arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, each configured to suck the sheet; a first ink receiver disposed adjacent to the plurality of supporting portions downstream in the first direction and configured to receive ink ejected to outside of a sheet leading end from the printhead; a second ink receiver disposed adjacent to the plurality of supporting portions upstream in the second direction and configured to receive ink ejected to outside of a sheet trailing end from the printhead; and third ink receivers each formed between two of the supporting portions and configured to receive ink ejected to outside of sheet side ends from the printhead, wherein both of the first ink receiver and the second ink receiver are elongated in the second direction, and the first ink receiver and the second ink receiver are connected to each other via the third ink receivers, each of the plurality of the supporting portions being surrounded by the first ink receiver, the second ink receiver, and the third ink receivers, as viewed from above. |
