Patent ID: 7784653

Claim:
A fluid discharge method, employing a discharge device comprising a filament-shape member, a nozzle, and a fluid material holder, the method comprising the steps of: adhering fluid material to a tip portion of the filament-shape member inserted through the nozzle, wherein the tip portion of the filament-shape member is in a state of non-contact with the nozzle and an adherend; moving the nozzle in a direction toward the adherend until the tip portion of the filament-shape member comes into pressure contact with the adherend and a nozzle tip is brought into proximity to the adherend; dispensing the fluid material onto the adherend while the tip portion is in pressure contact with the adherend; bending a portion of the filament-shape member, said portion being at an end opposite the tip portion, wherein the bending of the portion causes the tip portion to move into the nozzle while keeping the filament member in pressure contact with the adherend; moving a portion of the fluid in a direction away from the nozzle toward a space between the nozzle and the adherend; and relaxing the pressure contact of the tip portion of the filament-shape member with the adherend and moving the nozzle in a direction away from the adherend, wherein the fluid material remains on the adherend.