Patent ID: 7625064

Claim:
A liquid droplet ejection apparatus for performing a drawing operation on a workpiece set on a set table by driving the ejection of a functional liquid droplet ejection head mounted in a head unit, the functional liquid droplet ejection head being arranged in a sub-scanning direction and including a plurality of ejection nozzles, the head unit being moved in a drawing area in a main scanning direction relative to the set table located in the drawing area by main scan moving means, the apparatus comprising: a first flushing unit mounted on a slider body of the main scan moving means and disposed on a main scan moving axis offset from the drawing area towards the main scanning direction, the first flushing unit receiving ejection from the ejection nozzles of the functional liquid droplet ejection head during non-drawing time and moving in main scanning direction by moving the slider body in the main scanning direction; and a second flushing unit supported on a support base of the set table, the second flushing unit being disposed adjacent to the set table along an axis on which the workpiece is moved, the second flushing unit facing the drawing area, the second flushing unit receiving ejection from the ejection nozzles of the functional liquid droplet ejection head, the ejection being performed immediately before starting the drawing operation on the workpiece.