Patent ID: 8075946

Claim:
A discharge method of discharging a liquid containing a functional material from a plurality of nozzles of a droplet discharge head to a plurality of film formation regions of a discharge medium in synchronization with a relative main scanning of the discharge medium and the droplet discharge head, the plurality of film formation regions being partitioned by a partition component, the discharge method comprising: performing a first discharge step in which the liquid is discharged from a first set of nozzles, the first set of nozzles being selected among the plurality of nozzles so that the liquid does not hit the partition component and the liquid is not discharged simultaneously from adjacent nozzles positioned over the film formation regions; and performing a second discharge step in which the liquid is discharged from a second set of nozzles, the second set of nozzles being different from the first set of nozzles, the second set of nozzles being selected among the plurality of nozzles so that the liquid does not hit the partition component and the liquid is not discharged simultaneously from adjacent nozzles positioned over the film formation regions, both the first discharge step and the second discharge step being performed during a single main scanning, and at least a part of the liquid discharged during the first discharge step and at least a part of the liquid discharged during the second discharge step being disposed within the same one of the film formation regions.