Patent ID: 7497544

Claim:
A droplet discharging device, comprising: (a) a droplet discharging head, including: (1) a nozzle formed on a first principal surface, (2) a pressurized room having a pressurization unit that applies pressure on liquid discharged from the nozzle, (3) a liquid retention unit in communication with the pressurized room, and (4) a supply port that supplies liquid to the liquid retention unit, wherein the supply port is provided protrusively from a second principal surface positioned on the opposite side of the first principal surface, wherein the supply port and the liquid retention unit are formed integrally in a tubular shape; (b) a fixation unit that fixes the droplet discharging head so that the supply port faces upward or downward; and (c) a suction unit that adheres to the first principal surface so as to cover a nozzle of the droplet discharging head, and which is capable of sucking gas or liquid inside the droplet discharging head from the nozzle.