Liquid droplet ejection apparatus, method for manufacturing electro-optic device, electro-optic device, and electronic equipment

A liquid droplet ejection apparatus for performing a drawing operation on a workpiece set on a set table by driving the ejection of a functional liquid droplet ejection head mounted in a head unit, the functional liquid droplet ejection head including a plurality of ejection nozzles, the head unit being moved in a drawing area in a main scanning direction relative to the set table located in the drawing area by main scan moving means, the apparatus comprising:

• a periodic flushing unit disposed on a main scan moving axis offset from the drawing area towards the main scanning direction, the periodic flushing unit receiving forcible ejection from all of the ejection nozzles of the functional liquid droplet ejection head during non-drawing time;
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• a pre-drawing flushing unit disposed adjacent to the set table, the pre-drawing flushing unit facing the drawing area, the pre-drawing flushing unit receiving forcible ejection from all of the ejection nozzles of the functional liquid droplet ejection head, the forcible ejection being performed immediately before starting the drawing operation on the workpiece.