Patent ID: 8167400

Claim:
A droplet ejecting device comprising: a droplet ejecting head formed with at least one nozzle and configured to eject a liquid droplet through the at least one nozzle in a nozzle axis direction, the droplet ejecting head comprising an actuator that applies pressure to a part of a liquid channel in fluid communication with a corresponding one of the at least one nozzle; a carriage that supports the droplet ejecting head; a guide member extending in a predetermined direction and configured to guide the carriage so that the carriage is movable in the predetermined direction; a moving section that moves the carriage along the guide member, the droplet ejecting head being configured to eject a liquid droplet through the at least one nozzle onto an ejection object while the moving section moves the carriage; and a vibration generating section that vibrates the droplet ejecting head in such a manner that vibration of liquid held in the at least one nozzle includes a component in the nozzle axis direction, wherein the vibration generating section mechanically vibrates an entirety of the droplet ejecting head without driving the actuator.