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US 2009/0244192 A1Published application
Droplet discharge device
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorYuji IWATA
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Abstract
A droplet discharge device includes an inkjet head including a nozzle plate having a nozzle, the inkjet head aligned so that a droplet of a function liquid discharged from the nozzle is placed on a surface of a target, a heater applying heat to the function liquid at the inkjet head, and an insulating member having an opening corresponding to the nozzle, the insulating member positioned between the target and the nozzle plate so as to prevent heat transmission from the inkjet head to the target.
Claims2
A droplet discharge device, comprising:
- a stage to locate a target;
- an inkjet head including a nozzle plate having a nozzle, the inkjet head being aligned so that a droplet of a function liquid discharged from the nozzle is placed on a surface of the target;
- a heater applying heat to the function liquid at the inkjet head;
- and
- an insulating unit preventing heat emission of the inkjet head, the insulating unit covering the inkjet head.
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