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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
May. 22, 2009
Tatsuya Ito, Nagano, JP;
Yuji Iwata, Nagano, JP;
Osamu Kasuga, Nagano, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A droplet discharge device includes: a discharge unit discharging a droplet and being moved relatively to a discharged object, on which the droplet is discharged, so as to form a predetermined pattern on the discharged object; a discharge amount measurement unit measuring a discharge amount of the droplet discharged from the discharge unit; a temperature acquisition unit acquiring a temperature of the discharge unit in the formation of the predetermined pattern; a temperature adjustment unit adjusting the temperature of the discharge unit; and a discharge amount adjustment unit adjusting the discharge amount of the discharge unit. In the device, the temperature adjustment unit adjusts a temperature of the discharge unit in the measurement of the discharge amount by the discharge amount measurement unit to the temperature in the formation of the predetermined pattern.