Patent ID: 7357482

Claim:
A liquid droplet-ejecting apparatus comprising: a liquid droplet discharge surface; a nozzle array which is formed on the liquid droplet discharge surface and which includes a plurality of nozzles for discharging a liquid; a plurality of first areas which are formed on the liquid droplet discharge surface; and a second area which is formed on the liquid droplet discharge surface, which is positioned adjacently to the first areas between adjoining two first areas, and which has liquid repellence higher than that of the first areas, wherein: a liquid droplet, which exists in one of the two first areas adjacent to the second area on a side near to the nozzle array, requires a first force to enter the second area, and a liquid droplet, which exists in the other of the two first areas adjacent to the second area on a side far from the nozzle array, requires a second force to enter the second area, the first force being smaller than the second force.