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Process for producing photo-cured printing plates possessing a defined hardness
Assignee: BASF SE
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Filing: 1985-04-23
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Granted: 1986-08-19
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Expires: 2005-04-23
Abstract
Abstract Photocured layers possessing a defined controllable hardness are produced by exposing a layer of a photopolymerizable or photocrosslinkable mixture, which contains a partially crystalline polymeric binder possessing olefinic double bonds capable of undergoing polymerization, to actinic light, by a method in which the photocurable layer, prior to exposure to actinic light, is subjected to a heat treatment in which the partially crystalline parts of the polymeric binder are partially or completely fused.
Inventors
- 👤 Karl H. Illers
- 👤 Mong-Jon Jun
- 👤 Gunnar Schornick
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 19:21
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03F; G03F7/00; G03F7/16; G03F7/168
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
A process for producing a printing plate having a defined degree of hardness which comprises: (a) heating a solid photocurable layer containing one or more partially crystalline polymeric binders at a temperature of from about 50° to about 130° C. for a sufficient period of time to partially or completely fuse the partially crystalline parts of the polymeric binder, said partially crystalline polymeric binder being a polyurethane, a polyurethane-polyurea, a urethane-containing nylon having olefinic double bonds in side groups, a nylon possessing olefinic double bonds capable of undergoing polymerization, or being a polyether-ester possessing olefinic bonds in side groups; (b) exposing the heated layer imagewise to actinic light before the fused portions undergo complete recrystallization to photocure the exposed areas of the layer, and (c) thereafter washing out the unexposed and uncured areas of the layer to develop the printing plate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
141 words
A process for producing a printing plate having a defined degree of hardness which comprises: (a) heating a solid photocurable layer containing one or more partially crystalline polymeric binders at a temperature of from about 50° to about 130° C. for a sufficient period of time to partially or completely fuse the partially crystalline parts of the polymeric binder, said partially crystalline polymeric binder being a polyurethane, a polyurethane-polyurea, a urethane-containing nylon having olefinic double bonds in side groups, a nylon possessing olefinic double bonds capable of undergoing polymerization, or being a polyether-ester possessing olefinic bonds in side groups; (b) exposing the heated layer imagewise to actinic light before the fused portions undergo complete recrystallization to photocure the exposed areas of the layer, and (c) thereafter washing out the unexposed and uncured areas of the layer to develop the printing plate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the photocurable layer furthermore contains one or more photopolymerizable, olefinically unsaturated, low molecular weight compounds.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the heat treatment is carried out for from 1 to 120 minutes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the heat treatment is carried out so that chemical crosslinking or curing of the photocurable layer does not take place.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the layer is cooled to about room temperature after the heating step and before the layer is exposed to actinic light.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the layer is exposed to actinic light immediately after the layer is cooled to about room temperature.
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