Patent ID: 8876022

Claim:
A droplet discharge head comprising: a nozzle for discharging a droplet from a tip thereof; and a discharge unit for injecting a gas in a direction toward the tip of the nozzle, a housing within which the discharge unit is positioned, wherein the discharge unit is adjacent to and surrounds an outer surface of the nozzle, and wherein the discharge unit includes more than two injection pipes formed therein, the injection pipes (a) being spaced equidistant from each other, (b) extending in a direction substantially parallel to the nozzle, and (c) being arranged to surround the nozzle, wherein the nozzle includes an upper nozzle and a lower nozzle that has a smaller inner diameter than that of the upper nozzle, wherein the housing includes an upper hole into which the upper nozzle is inserted, and wherein the lower nozzle is inserted into the discharge unit.