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Presensitized waterless planographic printing plate with amorphous silicic acid interlayer and process of making and using
Assignee: Hoechst AG
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Filing: 1987-08-20
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Granted: 1989-06-27
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Expires: 2007-08-20
Abstract
Abstract A presensitized printing plate suitable for waterless planographic printing is disclosed, which comprises a layer support, a radiation-sensitive layer, an outer, ink-repellent, cross-linked silicone elastomer layer, and an intermediate layer of amorphous silicic acid, by which the adhesion of the silicone elastomer layer to the radiation-sensitive layer is improved. The adhesive layer is physiologically safe and effects a good anchoring of the silicone elastomer layer. The process of making and using the presensitized printing plate are also disclosed.
Inventors
- 👤 Heinz Herrmann
- 👤 Hans-Joachim Schlosser
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 08:51
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03F; G03F7/00; G03F7/004; G03F7/075; G03F7/0752; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/32; Y10T403/32606; Y10T403/32951; Y10T403/32959; Y10T403/34; Y10T403/57; Y10T403/5721
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
57 words
A presensitized printing plate for waterless planographic printing comprising a support; a radiation-sensitive layer on the support comprising a negative-working composition that is rendered insoluble in irradiated areas or a positive-working composition that is rendered soluble in irradiated areas; an ink-repellent silicone layer; and an amorphous silicic acid layer between the radiation-sensitive layer and the silicone layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
57 words
A presensitized printing plate for waterless planographic printing comprising a support; a radiation-sensitive layer on the support comprising a negative-working composition that is rendered insoluble in irradiated areas or a positive-working composition that is rendered soluble in irradiated areas; an ink-repellent silicone layer; and an amorphous silicic acid layer between the radiation-sensitive layer and the silicone layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A printing plate as claimed in claim 1, wherein the intermediate layer is produced by applying and drying an aqueous silicic acid sol.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A printing plate as claimed in claim 2, wherein the silicic acid sol contains a water-soluble surfactant.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
A printing plate as claimed in claim 3, wherein the surfactant is present in an amount between about 1 and 15% by weight relative to the solids content of the sol.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
A printing plate as claimed in claim 3, wherein the surfactant is present in an amount between about 1% and 5% by weight relative to the solids content of the sol.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A printing plate as claimed in claim 1, wherein the amorphous silicic acid further comprises a thermally cross-linkable substance.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
A printing plate as claimed in claim 6, wherein the thermally cross-linkable substance is a member of the group consisting of dimethylol urea and water-soluble melamine resins.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
A printing plate as claimed in claim 1 further comprising an interface layer between the silicic acid layer and the radiation-sensitive layer, said interface layer containing both silicic acid and radiation-sensitive constituents.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
A printing plate as claimed in claim 1, wherein the intermediate layer has a weight per unit area of 0.01 g/m 2 to 1 g/m 2 .
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
A printing plate as claimed in claim 1, wherein the silicone layer is a cross-linkable elastomer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
A printing plate as claimed in claim 10, wherein the elastomer is a two-component elastomer crosslinkable by condensation reaction at room temperature.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
A printing plate as claimed in claim 11, wherein the silicone elastomer contains an alkenyltriacetoxysilane as the cross-linking agent.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
A printing plate as claimed in claim 10, wherein the elastomer is a multi-component elastomer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
32 words
A printing plate as claimed in claim 1, wherein the silicone layer is a cross-linked silicone rubber having a weight per unit area of 1 g/m 2 to 20 g/m 2 .
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
15 words
A printing plate as claimed in claim 1, wherein the radiation-sensitive layer is negative working.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
A printing plate as claimed in claim 1, wherein the radiation-sensitive layer is positive working and contains a 1,2-quinonediazide as the radiation-sensitive compound.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
47 words
A process for making a presensitized printing plate for waterless planographic printing comprising the steps of: providing a support layer; coating a radiation-sensitive composition in a solvent; coating a silicic acid sol on the radiation-sensitive coating; and coating an ink-repellent silicone elastomer on the silicic acid coating.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
47 words
A process for making a presensitized printing plate for waterless planographic printing comprising the steps of: providing a support layer; coating a radiation-sensitive composition in a solvent; coating a silicic acid sol on the radiation-sensitive coating; and coating an ink-repellent silicone elastomer on the silicic acid coating.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
24 words
A process as claimed in claim 17, wherein the silicic acid sol is coated before the solvent has completely evaporated from the radiation-sensitive coating.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
16 words
A process as claimed in claim 18, wherein the silicic acid sol further comprises water-miscible solvents.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process as claimed in claim 18, wherein the silicic acid sol further comprises a water-soluble surfactant.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
30 words
A process as claimed in claim 20, wherein the silicic acid sol further comprises a thermally cross-linkable substance selected from the group consisting of dimethylol urea and water-soluble melamine resins.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
84 words
A process of using the presensitized printing plate of claim 1 to make a printing form suitable for waterless planographic printing comprising of the steps of: imagewise exposing the presensitized plate of claim 1 to radiation; immersing the exposed printing plate in a solution containing a water-miscible organic solvent; removing portions of the radiation-sensitive layer and the overlying silicone layer, wherein the portions removed in said positive-working composition are the irradiated areas and the portions removed in said negative-working composition are the nonirradiated areas.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
61 words
A process for preparing a printing form suitable for waterless planographic printing, wherein a presensitized planographic printing plate as claimed in claim 1 is imagewise exposed and then immersed into a developer solution and thereafter the photosensitive layer is removed from the image areas by rubbing, together with the portions of the silicone rubber layer, which are present over these areas.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
10 words
A printing form prepared by the process of claim 23.
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