Abstract: A printing device has an elongated shaped work divided into a preceding printing area and a following printing area along an elongated direction, and is configured to perform printing in the sequence of the preceding printing area and the following printing area. With the printing device, when performing printing on the following printing area, a feature point of the preceding printing area is extracted, and based on the extracted feature point, the position of the following printing area is adjusted, and printing is started on the following printing area.

Abstract: A printing device has an elongated shaped work divided into a preceding printing area and a following printing area along an elongated direction, and is configured to perform printing in the sequence of the preceding printing area and the following printing area. With the printing device, when performing printing on the following printing area, a feature point of the preceding printing area is extracted, and based on the extracted feature point, the position of the following printing area is adjusted, and printing is started on the following printing area.

Abstract: A method for discharging droplets includes: discharging droplets of a plurality of variations of functional liquids by a plurality of discharge heads, on a coated area from a plurality of nozzles installed in each of the discharge heads, while scanning relatively over the coated area provided on a substrate; wherein a location of the nozzles is shifted in an orthogonal direction for each of the discharge heads, the nozzles being installed in an orthogonal direction on both edges whose direction is approximately orthogonal to a scanning direction, and, at the same time, the plurality of nozzles being arranged in each of the discharge heads, so that an overlapped discharge area, where discharge areas of all variations of the functional liquid overlap upon scanning, is formed; and wherein the discharge heads perform scanning so that the overlapped discharge area includes at least part of the coated area that is provided along a side that extends in the scanning direction, when discharging droplets of the functio

Abstract: A droplet discharge method includes performing a plurality of scans in which a discharge head and a substrate are scanned relative to each other, and discharging droplets of a plurality of types of functional liquid from the discharge head onto a plurality of prescribed portions on the substrate configured and arranged to hold the discharged functional liquid while the discharge head and the substrate are scanned. The performing of the plurality of scans includes performing at least one full discharge scan for each of the prescribed portions so that the functional liquid is discharged over an entire region of each of the prescribed portions, and performing a partial discharge scan so that the functional liquid is discharged so as to avoid at least part of peripheral edges of the prescribed portions.

Abstract: A method for forming a pattern on a substrate, including the steps of: ejecting liquid drops from an ejection head having nozzles onto a reference plate on which a plurality of target positions are defined, the target positions being arranged in at least one row; detecting an amount of a displacement between the target positions and the positions at which the liquid drops have actually landed; determining a relative positional error relative to the ejection head for each of the at least one row of the target positions based on the amount of the displacement; determining a correction value for each of the at least one row based on the relative positional error; and sequentially changing a relative position of the substrate and the ejection head based on the corrections values when the liquid drops are being ejected onto the substrate.

Abstract: In drawing processing, a function liquid droplet ejection head is moved relative to a workpiece to selectively eject function liquid droplets from a plurality of nozzles of the function liquid droplet ejection head according to ejection pattern data. Calculation is made of an amount given to each of a plurality of imaginary divided portions obtained by partitioning in matrix a drawing region on the workpiece. Matrix data representing in multi-valued gradation the amount of function liquid given to the plurality of imaginary divided portions is generated. N-valued matrix data is generated by converting the matrix data into n-valued data (n?2). The ejection pattern data is corrected to decrease and/or increase the amount of function liquid given to the imaginary divided portions.

Abstract: A droplet discharge method includes performing a plurality of scans in which a discharge head and a substrate are scanned relative to each other, and discharging droplets of a plurality of types of functional liquid from the discharge head onto a plurality of prescribed portions on the substrate configured and arranged to hold the discharged functional liquid while the discharge head and the substrate are scanned. The performing of the plurality of scans includes performing at least one full discharge scan for each of the prescribed portions so that the functional liquid is discharged over an entire region of each of the prescribed portions, and performing a partial discharge scan so that the functional liquid is discharged so as to avoid at least part of peripheral edges of the prescribed portions.

Abstract: A color element forming method includes providing a liquid droplet ejection apparatus having a moving section configured and arranged to relatively move a plurality of liquid droplet ejection heads with respect to a substrate in a state where the liquid droplet ejection heads and the substrate are disposed facing each other. The method further includes ejecting a plurality of types of liquids including color element materials from nozzles of the liquid droplet ejection heads in a drawing region of the substrate including a plurality of color element regions segmented by a plurality of partition wall portions in synchronization with main scanning conducted for a plurality of times by the moving section to draw a plurality of types of color elements in the color element regions of the substrate. The method further includes hypothetically dividing the drawing region of the substrate into a plurality of partial drawing regions.

Abstract: A method for discharging droplets includes: discharging droplets of a plurality of variations of functional liquids by a plurality of discharge heads, on a coated area from a plurality of nozzles installed in each of the discharge heads, while scanning relatively over the coated area provided on a substrate; wherein a location of the nozzles is shifted in an orthogonal direction for each of the discharge heads, the nozzles being installed in an orthogonal direction on both edges whose direction is approximately orthogonal to a scanning direction, and, at the same time, the plurality of nozzles being arranged in each of the discharge heads, so that an overlapped discharge area, where discharge areas of all variations of the functional liquid overlap upon scanning, is formed; and wherein the discharge heads perform scanning so that the overlapped discharge area includes at least part of the coated area that is provided along a side that extends in the scanning direction, when discharging droplets of the functio

Abstract: A droplet discharge method includes discharging a droplet of a functional liquid on a discharged material receiver provided on a substrate from a plurality of nozzles in a plurality of discharge heads while the plurality of discharge heads relatively scan the substrate. The size of a discharge area formed of the plurality of nozzles in a first direction perpendicular to a second direction in which the plurality of discharge heads relatively scan the substrate is larger than the size of the discharged material receiver in the first direction. If the whole of the discharged material receiver is covered by the discharge area, a droplet of the functional liquid is discharged from the plurality of nozzles to the discharged material receiver, and if at least part of the discharged material receiver is not covered by the discharge area, a droplet of the functional liquid is not discharged from the plurality of nozzles to the discharged material receiver.

Abstract: A droplet ejection method of ejecting a droplet on a substrate includes: ejecting the droplet on a drawing target region surrounded by a bank formed on the substrate, in a predetermined ejecting interval while scanning an ejection head; and ejecting no droplet on a non-ejection area while scanning the ejection head. The non-ejection area is located on the drawing target region except for a region along the bank in the drawing target region.

Abstract: A method for forming a pattern on a substrate, including the steps of: ejecting liquid drops from an ejection head having nozzles onto a reference plate on which a plurality of target positions are defined, the target positions being arranged in at least one row; detecting an amount of a displacement between the target positions and the positions at which the liquid drops have actually landed; determining a relative positional error relative to the ejection head for each of the at least one row of the target positions based on the amount of the displacement; determining a correction value for each of the at least one row based on the relative positional error; and sequentially changing a relative position of the substrate and the ejection head based on the corrections values when the liquid drops are being ejected onto the substrate.

Abstract: A printing aid includes a printing position-determining member 22 for determining a position of a material to be printed 30 on a printing position of a printer device, and a placement member for material to be printed 21 for placing the material to be printed at a portion corresponding to the printing position determined by the printing position-determining member. This makes it possible to print on various types of materials to be printed with the printer device.