Patent ID: 7407254

Claim:
An inspection apparatus for inspecting a discharge performance of a droplet discharge head that discharges droplets, the inspection apparatus comprising: an inspection body that includes a rectangular non-conductive substrate on which functional thin films and functional elements are formed; a droplet receiving portion for receiving a droplet that is provided on the substrate; a plurality of electrodes that are exposed on an inner surface portion of the droplet receiving portion; and a detector that is connected to the electrodes of the inspection body and detects the conductivity in the droplet receiving portion, wherein the inspection body is formed along one side of the rectangular non-conductive substrate, wherein the droplet receiving portion has a size that corresponds to a droplet size in a state when a discharged droplet impacts normally, and wherein a non-conductive layer is formed on the substrate of the inspection body so as to cover the electrodes, and an open portion where the substrate is exposed is formed on the non-conductive layer, and the open portion is used as the droplet receiving portion.