Film formation method and orientation film formation method

An orientation film formation method in which a droplet discharge unit discharges droplets of an orientation film formation material on a liquid crystal display device substrate as the droplet discharge unit is moved with respect to the liquid crystal display device substrate to form an orientation liquid film on the liquid crystal display device substrate, the orientation film formation method comprising:

• discharging a plurality of first droplets onto a plurality of first positions on the liquid crystal display device substrate with the first positions being arranged so that the first droplets do not touch each other on the liquid crystal display device substrate;
• discharging a plurality of second droplets onto a plurality of second positions on the liquid crystal display device substrate with the second positions being disposed between the first droplets that were discharged on the liquid crystal display device substrate;
• and
• causing the second droplets to touch a plurality of adjacent ones of the first droplets to form the liquid film.

A film formation method for discharging droplets of a functional liquid material from a plurality of nozzles arranged so as to trace scanning trajectories at a prescribed pitch with respect to a substrate by scanning relative to the substrate to form a liquid film on the substrate, the film formation method comprising:

• discharging a plurality of first droplets from the nozzles so that the droplets do not touch each other on the substrate;
• and
• discharging a plurality of second droplets from the nozzles to a plurality of second positions between the first droplets so that the second droplets touch the first droplets discharged on the substrate,
• the discharging of the first droplets including discharging the first droplets at prescribed intervals in a scanning direction on the substrate, and
• the discharging of the second droplets including discharging the second droplets from the nozzles relating to adjacent ones of the scanning trajectories in different positions from each other with respect to the scanning direction.

An orientation film formation method for discharging droplets of a functional liquid material from a plurality of nozzles arranged so as to trace scanning trajectories at a prescribed pitch with respect to a liquid crystal display device substrate by scanning relative to the liquid crystal display device substrate to form a liquid film on the liquid crystal display device substrate, the orientation film formation method comprising:

• discharging a plurality of first droplets from the nozzles so that the droplets do not touch each other on the liquid crystal display device substrate;
• and
• discharging a plurality of second droplets from the nozzles to a plurality of second positions between the first droplets so that the second droplets touch the first droplets discharged on the liquid crystal display device substrate,
• the discharging of the first droplets including discharging the first droplets at prescribed intervals in a scanning direction on the liquid crystal display device substrate, and
• the discharging of the second droplets including discharging the second droplets from the nozzles relating to adjacent ones of the scanning trajectories in different positions from each other with respect to the scanning direction.