JP2736596B2 - Printing blanket - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to printing blankets, and more particularly to cylindrical printing blankets.

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION As shown in FIG. 3, an offset printing press includes a plate cylinder 1 on which a plate serving as an original is wound, a blanket cylinder 2 which rotates in conjunction with the plate cylinder 1, and the blanket cylinder 2. It is basically composed of an impression cylinder 4 for holding the printing paper 3 under pressure. A printing blanket 5 is wound around the blanket cylinder 2.

[0003] Ink is adhered to the plate wound around the plate cylinder 1, an image composed of the ink is temporarily transferred to a printing blanket 5 of the blanket cylinder 2, and the transferred image is brought into contact with a printing paper 3. Is to be printed.

When the printing blanket 5 is mounted on the blanket cylinder 2 as shown in FIG. 4, the printing blanket 5 is wound around the blanket cylinder 2 and both ends thereof are provided on the blanket cylinder 2. In this case, it is inserted into the mounting gap 21, and is wrapped and mounted by the wrapping tool 6.

When the printing blanket 5 is mounted on a printing press, the printing blanket 5 is squeezed from the end already wound by the winding device 6 to the end to be wound. Further, when printing is performed under the printing pressure, the printing blanket 5 is squeezed in the rotation direction of the blanket cylinder 2.

[0006] In this case, in the printing blanket 5, there is a possibility that uneven mounting may occur, particularly in a gap portion. When the above-mentioned uneven mounting occurs, a shock is generated in the gap portion, and there is a possibility that the printed image is doubled. In addition, it moves sideways and meanders. In particular, when all the two blankets for printing are mounted on the blanket cylinder 2 as in newspaper printing, the center joint of the two blankets opens during printing, and ink accumulates in the open portions, causing a trouble of dirt. Sometimes. Further, as a result of the opening of the center joint, troubles such as wrinkling of the paper have occurred.

In order to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks, a printing blanket having a cylindrical shape and a seamless shape has been developed. If the blanket is too hard, a bulge (bulge) due to the printing pressure is generated and printing accuracy is impaired. In addition, there is a drawback that the durability is small and the cost is high.

On the other hand, in order to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks, attempts have been made to provide a cushion layer immediately below the ink transfer layer to form a relief area for pressure caused by printing pressure. However, when the cushion layer was placed immediately below the ink transfer layer, it was revealed that the absorption of the bulge by the cushion layer was incomplete. That is, it is considered that the ink transfer layer is easily bent by the cushion layer due to the circumferential printing pressure during printing. Further, if the cushion layer is considerably softened so that the bulge can be absorbed, the ink transferability is remarkably deteriorated, and the printing characteristics are similarly impaired.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems, and has as its object to provide a printing blanket which can suppress the occurrence of a bulge in a cylindrical printing blanket and has good durability.

[0010]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a printing blanket according to the present invention comprises a cylindrical metal or resin sleeve and an elastic cushion layer provided on the sleeve. A cylindrical printing blanket further formed with an ink transfer layer, wherein the tensile strength in the circumferential direction is 1 to 20 kg immediately below the outermost surface of the ink transfer layer.
A filament winding layer in which a filament is wound in the circumferential direction so as to have a f / cm is provided.

According to the present invention, the tensile strength in the circumferential direction is 1 to below the ink transfer layer which is the outermost surface of the printing blanket.
Since the filament winding layer of 20 kgf / cm is provided, there is an advantage that generation of a bulge can be suppressed in combination with the function of the cushion layer. Further, since a sleeve made of metal or resin is provided in the lowermost layer, strength is improved and durability is improved.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention will be described in more detail.

FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional view of an example of the configuration according to the present invention. As is clear from FIG. 1, the cylindrical printing blanket 5 has a metal or resin sleeve 51, A raised layer 52 and a sponge-shaped cushion layer 53 are provided on the sleeve 51, and a filament winding layer 54 and an ink transfer layer 55 are formed.

The above-mentioned metal or resin sleeve 51 is used to maintain the strength of each layer as a whole and to allow the sleeve to be smoothly mounted when mounted on the blanket cylinder 2. , FRP, etc., which are made of resin and have some rigidity.

The raising layer 52 provided on the sleeve 51 has the function of making the thickness of the printing blanket a predetermined thickness and the function of favorably supporting the upper cushion layer 53 and the like. The JIS A hardness is preferably 60 to 80 °. If the hardness is less than 60 °, wetting occurs on the rubber on the sleeve, which adversely affects the printing surface. On the other hand, when the angle exceeds 80 °, the rubber-like elasticity is lost, which has the same adverse effect as described above.

The above-mentioned raised layer 52 desirably has a good strength in view of its function. For this reason, for example, it is preferable that reinforcing fibers are added in an amount of 5 to 20% by volume based on the rubber content. . If it is less than 5% by volume, the reinforcing effect is small, while if it exceeds 20% by volume, the reinforcing effect is lost.

As the reinforcing fibers described above, for example, one or more short fibers such as nylon, polyester, aramid, and tyrano fibers can be used. Generally, the length of this short fiber is 0.5 to 1.0 mm, but if it is less than 0.5 mm, the reinforcing effect may not be sufficient.
Even if it exceeds m, the reinforcing effect decreases.

Next, the cushion layer 53 is a layer for relieving the printing pressure at the time of printing and enabling good printing. Generally, a sponge layer such as a foam layer is used. The compressibility of this layer is 0.20 mm, and the stress during compressive deformation is 10 to 3
The pressure is preferably 0 kgf / cm ² . If it is less than 10 kgf / cm ² , it may be too soft, resulting in insufficient stress and deteriorating ink transferability.
If it exceeds / cm ² , the printing pressure is not sufficiently relaxed, and bulges may be easily generated. Generally, the thickness of such a cushion layer 53 is 0.7 to 1.0 mm,
If the thickness is less than 0.7 mm, the relaxing effect may not be sufficient, while if it exceeds 1.0 mm, the thickness of the printing blanket may be too large.

The filament winding layer 54 provided on the cushion layer 53 is a layer in which fine filament yarns (250d to 2000d) are wound around the cylindrical blanket so as not to overlap each other in the circumferential direction.
This is for supporting the ink transfer layer 55. That is, since the ink transfer layer 54 is preferably as thin as possible to avoid a bulge, the filament winding layer 54 is provided instead of making the ink transfer layer 55 thinner. The filament winding layer 54 is a layer having a good tensile strength in the circumferential direction. By providing a high tensile strength layer immediately below the ink transfer layer 55, the ink transfer layer 55 has a tensile strength to suppress the occurrence of bulge. Run. That is, when the ink transfer layer (ink transfer layer) 55 is provided directly on the cushion layer 53, the ink transfer layer 55 is bent by the circumferential printing pressure because the circumferential tensile strength of the cushion layer 53 is small. Bulges occur. However, by providing a layer having a high tensile strength, the bending is suppressed, and the cushioning property of the cushion layer 53 also works well, so that it is considered that the occurrence of bulge is suppressed.

Therefore, the tensile strength of the filament winding layer 54 needs to be 1 to 20 kgf / cm. If it is less than 1 kgf / cm, the tensile strength is not sufficient, and a bulge may be generated.
If f / cm is exceeded, the stiffness is too large and bulge absorption becomes difficult.

As the above-mentioned filament, for example, glass fiber, carbon fiber, polyester fiber, aramid fiber, cotton, nylon and the like can be used, and its shape is preferably flat when wound. This is because if the cross section is circular, irregularities may be formed in the winding, and the irregularities may appear in printing. The thickness (maximum thickness) of such a filament is 250 to 2000 denier, and preferably 0.1 to 0.5 mm. 0.1m
If it is less than m, the tensile strength may not be sufficient. On the other hand, if it exceeds 0.5 mm, the gap between the filaments may be large, and it is considered that the print quality deteriorates. Further, the tensile strength exceeds 20 kgf / cm.

The filament is wound in the circumferential direction as described above. The winding angle of the printing blanket with respect to the axial direction is preferably 80 to 90 °. This is determined by the thickness of the yarn and the spreading width of the filament when wound. In particular, it is preferable that the angle is close to 90 ° as shown in FIG.

The filament winding layer 54 as described above can be easily formed by using a winding device after forming the cushion layer 53. A good high tensile strength layer can be formed by winding while flatly crushing the filament during this winding. That is, there is a great advantage that the high tensile strength layer can be formed extremely easily.

As the ink transfer layer 55 used on the support layer as described above, those conventionally used for this type of printing blanket can be effectively used. For example, NBR, butyl rubber, fluoro rubber, EPDM,
Silicone rubber, acrylic rubber, urethane rubber and modified rubber thereof can be used. The thickness of the ink transfer layer is preferably 0.1 to 1 mm. 0.1
If it is less than 1 mm, ink transfer may be insufficient, while if it is more than 1 mm, bulges may easily occur.

In the case of the ink transfer layer 55 having the filament winding layer 54, the JIS A hardness is preferably 20 to 80 °. If it is less than 20 °, it is too soft, which may cause movement of the surface rubber. On the other hand, if it is more than 80 °, it may be too hard, and bulge may be easily generated.

[0026]

Example 1 A cylindrical blanket for printing as shown in FIG. 1 was manufactured.

Sleeve: Metal Raised layer: 19% by volume of reinforcing fiber (Aramid fiber: Technora brand name: average length 0.6 mm) is added to NBR. Hardness 76 ° (JISA). Cushion layer: NBR foam layer. Compressive stress 10kg
f / cm ² (at 0.2 mm strain), thickness 0.7 mm. Filament winding layer: 500d high-shrink polyester filament yarn, tensile strength 10kgf / cm,
0.4mm thick, winding angle 88 °. Ink transfer layer: NBR, thickness 0.2 mm, hardness 42
°.

Using the printing blanket as described above, printing characteristics were measured. The results are shown below.

Product compressive stress 18.3 kgf / cm ² (at 0.2 mm strain) Strain (m / m) 0.1 0.2 0.3 Perimeter change rate (%) -0.08 -0.0. 05 +0.00

[0030]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the printing blanket of the present invention, since the filament winding layer having a high circumferential tensile strength is provided immediately below the ink transfer layer, the bulge is generated together with the cushion layer. The ink transfer layer can be satisfactorily suppressed, has a small dot gain, and has a good paper feeding property. Further, since the sleeve is provided, there is an advantage that the durability is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional view of one configuration example of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a filament winding layer.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a printing press.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram of a conventional method of mounting a printing blanket on a blanket cylinder.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Blanket cylinder 5 Printing blanket 51 Sleeve 52 Raising layer 53 Cushion layer 54 Filament winding layer 55 Ink transfer layer

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A cylindrical printing blanket having a cylindrical metal or resin sleeve and an elastic cushion layer provided on the sleeve, and further having an ink transfer layer formed thereon, wherein the outermost surface of the ink is A printing blanket comprising a filament winding layer in which a filament is wound in a circumferential direction so that a tensile strength in a circumferential direction is 1 to 20 kgf / cm immediately below a transition layer.