Patent ID: 8235520

Claim:
A droplet discharge device comprising: a droplet discharge head including a plurality of nozzles configured and arranged to discharge droplets of photo-curable liquid material toward a drawing region on a surface of a light transmissive panel-shaped or sheet-shaped workpiece; a stage configured and arranged to mount the workpiece, the stage including a stage body and a light radiating unit having a light emitting part disposed on a top surface of the stage body facing a side of the workpiece opposite from the surface on which the liquid material is applied; and a movement unit configured and arranged to move the stage and the droplet discharge head relative to each other so that the droplet discharge head applies the liquid material on a portion of the drawing region and then moves away from a position over the portion of the drawing region; the light emitting part being capable of emitting light to an entire area of the drawing region, the light emitting part being configured and arranged not to emit the light to the portion of the drawing region when the droplet discharge head is disposed at the position over the portion of the drawing region, and to emit the light to the portion of the drawing region to cure the liquid material applied on the portion of the drawing region when the droplet discharge head has moved away from the position over the portion of the drawing region.