Patent ID: 8186806

Claim:
A head unit, comprising: a first nozzle group having a plurality of first nozzles that discharge liquid as liquid droplets, the first nozzles being arranged in a first direction; and a second nozzle group having a plurality of second nozzles that discharge liquid as liquid droplets, the second nozzles being arranged in the first direction; wherein the first and second nozzle groups are arranged adjacent one another when viewed from a second direction that intersects with the first direction, wherein the first nozzle group has a first inclination of liquid discharge amount from one end of the first nozzles to an opposite end of the first nozzles, wherein the second nozzle group has a second inclination of liquid discharge amount from one end of the second nozzles to an opposite end of the second nozzles, and wherein the first nozzle group is arranged relative to the second nozzle group such that the first inclination is different than the second inclination.