Dry planographic printing plate

Claim 2

A negative acting presensitized dry planographic printing place comprising: (a) a flexible base layer, (b) a sparsely cross-linked linear diorganopolysiloxane layer overlying said base layer, and (c) a photoadhesive layer overlying said diorganopolysiloxane layer, and in direct contact therewith comprising at least one photopolymerizable unsaturated compound having a boiling point above 100° C and a photoinitiator wherein at least one said photopolymerizable compound has at least one hydroxyl group and at least one acryloyl group or one methacryloyl group in the same molecule and the total concentration of the hydroxyl groups and the total concentration of the acryloyl or methacryloyl groups in the photoadhesive layer are each greater than 0.1 mmol/g.

Claim 3

The negative-acting presensitized dry planographic printing plate of claim 1, wherein at least one kind of said photopolymerizable unsaturated compound is a member selected from the group consisting of (a) partial esters of acrylic and/or methacrylic acid with polyhydric alcohols having 2 - 12 carbon atoms, (b) addition product of glycidyl acrylate and/or methacrylate with hydrogen halides, alcohols, thiols, amines, carboxylic acids, sulfonic acids, phenols and phosphoric acids having 1 - 12 carbon atoms, (c) addition products of acrylic and/or methacrylic acid with epoxy compounds having 2 - 14 carbon atoms, (d) esters of N-methylolacrylamide or methacrylamide with oxy-carboxylic acids having 2 - 10 carbon atoms, (e) addition products of N-methylolacrylamide or methacrylamide with epoxy compounds having 2 - 12 carbon atoms.

Claim 4

The negative-acting presensitized dry planographic printing plate of claim 1, wherein at least one kind of the said photopolymerizable compound is a member selected from the group consisting of (a) partial esters of acrylic and/or methaacrylic acid with ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, glycerol, trimethylol methane, trimethylol ethane, trimethylol propane, sorbitol and pentaerythritol, (b) addition products of glycidyl acrylate or methacrylate with hydrogen chloride, methanol, ethylene glycol, trimethylol methane, pentaerythritol, ethanolamine, trimethanolamine, ethane dithiol, methylamine, ethylenediamine, xylylenediamine, aniline, phenylenediamine, acetic acid, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, itaconic acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, phenol, thiophenol and hydroquinone, (c) addition products of acrylic and/or methacrylic acid with diglycidyl esters derived from the group consisting of phthalic acid, tetrahydrophthalic acid, succinic acid, adipic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid and itaconic acid, (d) diesters of N-methylolacrylamide or methacrylamide with malic acid, tartaric acid, and citric acid, and (e) addition products of N-methylolacrylamide or methacrylamide with glycidyl esters of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, phthalic acid, tetrahydrophthalic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid and itaconic acid.

Claim 5

The negative-acting presensitized dry planographic printing plate of claim 1, wherein a halation preventing layer is interposed between said base layer and said diorganopolysiloxane layer such that less than 20% of the ultraviolet light of the wave length from 300 to 400 mμ is reflected.

Claim 6

A negative-acting presensitized dry planographic printing plate comprising: (a) a flexible base layer, (b) a sparsely cross-linked linear diorganopolysiloxane layer overlying said base layer, (c) a photoadhesive layer overlying said diorganopolysiloxane layer, comprising at least one photopolymerizable unsaturated compound having a boiling point above 100° C and a photoinitiator, wherein at least one kind of said photopolymerizable compound has at least one hydroxyl group and at least one acryloyl group or one methacryloyl group in the same molecule and the total concentration of the hydroxyl group and the total concentration of the acryloyl or methacryloyl groups in the photoadhesive layer are each greater than 0.1 mmol/g, and (d) a polymeric layer overlying said photoadhesive layer, capable of transmitting light of wave length from 300 to 400 mμ and protecting said photoadhesive layer from oxygen.

Claim 7

A negative-acting presensitized dry planographic printing plate comprising: (a) a flexible base layer, (b) a sparsely cross-linked linear diorganopolysiloxane layer overlying said base layer, (c) a photoadhesive layer overlying said diorganopolysiloxane layer, comprising at least one photopolymerizable unsaturated compound having a boiling point above 100° C and a photoinitiator, wherein at least one kind of said photopolymerizable compound has at least one hydroxyl group and at least one acryloyl group or one methacryloyl group in the same molecule and the total concentration of the hydroxyl group and the total concentration of the acryloyl or methacryloyl groups in the photoadhesive layer are each greater than 0.1 mmol/g, and (d) a polymeric layer overlying said photoadhesive layer, capable of transmitting light of wave length from 300 to 400 mμ and protecting said photoadhesive layer from oxygen.

Claim 8

The method of preparing the negative-acting presensitized plate of claim 5 which comprises the steps of applying said photoadhesive layer on said polymeric layer and laminating said layers on said diorganopolysiloxane layer previously applied on said base layer with said photoadhesive layer in contact with said diorganopolysiloxane layer.

Claim 9

The method of preparing the negative-acting presensitized plate of claim 5, which comprises the steps of applying said diorganopolysiloxane layer on said photoadhesive layer previously applied on said polymeric layer and laminating said layers on said base layer with said diorganopolysiloxane layer in contact with said base layer.

Claim 10

The negative-acting presensitized plate of claim 1, wherein said diorganopolysiloxane layer incorporates a photosensitizer in the range of 0.1 - 10% by weight based upon the total weight of the silicone rubber layer.

Claim 11

The negative-acting presensitized film of claim 1, wherein said photoadhesive layer consists essentially of (a) said photopolymerizable unsaturated compound 5.0 - 99.0 parts by weight, (b) a photoinitiator 0.1 - 10.0 parts by weight, (c) a heat polymerization inhibitor 0.001 - 1.0 parts by weight, and (d) a filler for maintaining dimensional stability of said photoadhesive layer 0.01 - 90.0 parts by weight.

Claim 12

The negative-acting presensitized plate of claim 5, having a halation-preventing layer between said base layer and said diorganopolysiloxane.

Claim 13

The method of preparing the negative-acting presensitized plate of claim 10 which comprises the steps of applying said halation-preventing layer on said base layer, applying said photoadhesive layer on said polymeric layer, applying said diorganopolysiloxane gum layer on said photoadhesive layer, laminating said layers together under pressure with said halation-preventing layer in contact with said diorganopolysiloxane layer.

Claim 14

The negative acting dry planographic printing plate of claim 1, wherein the surface of said photoadhesive layer in contact with said diorganopolysiloxane layer has been pre-treated with silicone primer.

Claim 15

The negative acting presensitized dry planographic printing plate of claim 5, wherein the surface of said photoadhesive layer in contact with said diorganopolysiloxane layer has been pre-treated with silicone primer.

Claim 16

A negative acting presensitized dry planographic printing plate comprising: (a) a flexible base layer of polyethylene terephthalate, (b) a halation prevention layer on said base layer and comprising a styrene-acrylic acid copolymer and a photoinitiator, (c) a sparsely cross-linked linear diorganopolysiloxane layer overlying said styrene-acrylic acid copolymer layer, (d) a photoadhesive layer overlying said diorganosiloxane layer consisting of a composition comprising (1) an ethylacrylate-methylmethacrylate-acrylic acid copolymer, (2) the addition product of 4 mols of glycidyl methacrylate with 1 mol xylylenediamine and ethyleneglycol diacrylate, said addition product containing hydroxyl groups and acryloyl or methacryloyl groups and (3) a photoinitiator; the total concentration of the hydroxyl group and the total concentration of the acryloyl or methacryloyl groups in the photoadhesive layer each being greater than 0.1 mmol/g., and then, (e) a layer of diorganopolysiloxane capable of transmitting light having a wavelength from 300 to 400 mμ.

Claim 17

A negative acting presensitized dry planographic printing plate comprising: (a) a flexible base layer of polyethylene terephthalate, (b) a halation prevention layer on said base layer and comprising a styrene-acrylic acid copolymer and a photoinitiator, (c) a sparsely cross-linked linear diorganopolysiloxane layer overlying said styrene-acrylic acid copolymer layer, (d) a photoadhesive layer overlying said diorganosiloxane layer consisting of a composition comprising (1) an ethylacrylate-methylmethacrylate-acrylic acid copolymer, (2) the addition product of 4 mols of glycidyl methacrylate with 1 mol xylylenediamine and ethyleneglycol diacrylate, said addition product containing hydroxyl groups and acryloyl or methacryloyl groups and (3) a photoinitiator; the total concentration of the hydroxyl group and the total concentration of the acryloyl or methacryloyl groups in the photoadhesive layer each being greater than 0.1 mmol/g., and then, (e) a layer of diorganopolysiloxane capable of transmitting light having a wavelength from 300 to 400 mμ.