Patent ID: 7604324

Claim:
An apparatus for ejecting droplets, comprising: an ejecting head that discharges droplets; an electric circuit board having an electric circuit formed on a surface of the electric circuit board, the electric circuit being connected to the ejecting head; a holder that supports the ejecting head and the electric circuit board, the holder having an opening; a cover that overlaps the surface of the electric circuit board when the cover is fixed to the holder; and a seal member that fills at least a part of a gap formed between a peripheral region of the surface of the electric circuit board and an inner surface of the cover, further comprising: a support member provided within the holder to support an inner face of the electric circuit board; a biasing member that applies a force to the electric circuit board in a direction to separate the electric circuit board from the support member; and a local pressing member formed at an area corresponding to a part of the peripheral region of the electric circuit board, wherein the local pressing member presses the seal member more tightly at the area than the rest of the area when the cover is fixed to the holder.