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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1997
Junichi Terauchi, Inashiki-gun, JP;
Ryuta Ono, Inashiki-gun, JP;
Riso Kagaku Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method for cleaning a thermal printing head, particularly in use for perforating stencil sheets, is provided, which does not require a special stencil sheet nor damage the thermal printing head, but makes it possible to remove deposits as required. The method is a method for cleaning a thermal printing head having a plurality of heating elements arranged transversely to a direction in which an article to be recorded is conveyed, which comprises heating and softening deposits appearing in the vicinity of said heating elements, and conveying a sheet in the above direction while said sheet is kept in contact with said heating elements so that said softened deposits are moved downwardly in the above direction. Said sheet may be a stencil sheet, and preferably the heating elements are all turned on to heat and soften deposits, so as to make perforations for solid printing in said stencil sheet.