| 摘要 |
<p>A method for cleaning a thermal head (5) with a raised portion formed on a printing surface portion corresponding to a heat generating element (5a). The method comprises passing a nonwoven sheet (21), having an alcohol-impregnated forward portion and a dried rear portion, between a printing surface of the thermal head (5) and a platen (4), upon the rotation of the platen, in a fashion compressed therebetween to allow the printing surface to be cleaned with the alcohol impregnated in the forward portion of the nonwoven sheet and the alcohol to be sucked in the dried rear portion of the nonwoven sheet.</p> |
