MULTILAYER SHEET MATERIAL IN THE FORM OF A PRINTING BLANKET OR OF A PRINTING PLATE

Abstract

The invention relates to a multilayer sheet material 10 in the form of a printing blanket or of a printing plate, in particular for the printing of conical or cylindrical vessels made of, for example, plastic, styropore, paperboard, metal, etc., with a multiple-ply printing layer 1,2 made of at least one polymeric material and at least one other layer 3, 4, where the individual layers form, with one another, an adhesive bond that is not amenable to non-destructive separation.

The upper ply 1 of the printing layer, which during the printing procedure faces toward the object to be printed, comprises from 40 to 80 phr of butadiene rubber (BR) and from 20 to 60 phr of butyl rubber (IIR), and the lower ply 2, which during the printing procedure faces away from the object to be printed, comprises from 80 to 100 phr of butyl rubber (IIR).

Claims

1.-5. (canceled)

6. A multilayer sheet material comprising a multiple-ply printing layer made of at least one polymeric material and at least one other layer, wherein individual layers forming the multiple-ply printing layer have an adhesive bond therebetween, wherein an upper ply of the multiple-ply printing layer faces toward an object to be printed, and comprises from 40 to 80 phr of butadiene rubber and 20 to 60 phr of butyl rubber, and a lower ply of the multiple-ply printing layer faces away from the object to be printed, and comprises from 80 to 100 phr of butyl rubber; wherein the multilayer sheet material is in the form of a printing blanket or of a printing plate; and, provided the adhesive bond is not amenable to non-destructive separation

7. The multilayer sheet material as claimed in claim 5, wherein the upper ply comprises from 60 to 80 phr of butadiene rubber and from 20 to 40 phr of butyl rubber.

8. The multilayer sheet material as claimed in claim 5, wherein the lower ply comprises 100 phr of butyl rubber.

9. The multilayer sheet material as claimed in claim 5, wherein the multiple-ply printing layer consists essentially of the lower ply and the upper ply.

10. The multilayer sheet material as claimed in claim 9, wherein the lower ply and the upper ply are in direct contact with one another with no additional intervening ply.

11. The multilayer sheet material as claimed in claim 9, wherein the upper ply has an embossed and smooth surface structure which provides homogeneous ink transfer onto smooth surfaces.

12. The multilayer sheet material as claimed in claim 5 further comprising a multiple-ply reinforcement layer.

13. The multilayer sheet material as claimed in claim 12, wherein the multiple-ply reinforcement layer is disposed on an opposing side of the lower ply from the upper ply.

14. The multilayer sheet material as claimed in claim 13, wherein the multiple-ply reinforcement layer comprises individual plies, and wherein each of the individual plies consists of warp filaments and weft filaments.

15. The multilayer sheet material as claimed in claim 12 further comprising an additional layer comprising a polymeric material, and wherein the additional layer is disposed on an opposing side of the multiple-ply reinforcement layer from the lower ply.

16. A printing blanket comprising a multilayer sheet material, wherein the multilayer sheet material comprises a multiple-ply printing layer made of at least one polymeric material and at least one other layer, wherein individual layers forming the multiple-ply printing layer have an adhesive bond therebetween, wherein an upper ply of the multiple-ply printing layer faces toward an object to be printed, and comprises from 40 to 80 phr of butadiene rubber and 20 to 60 phr of butyl rubber, and a lower ply of the multiple-ply printing layer faces away from the object to be printed, and comprises from 80 to 100 phr of butyl rubber; and, provided the adhesive bond is not amenable to non-destructive separation

17. The printing blanket as claimed in claim 16, wherein the upper ply comprises from 60 to 80 phr of butadiene rubber and from 20 to 40 phr of butyl rubber.

18. The printing blanket as claimed in claim 16, wherein the lower ply comprises 100 phr of butyl rubber.

19. The printing blanket as claimed in claim 16, wherein the multiple-ply printing layer consists essentially of the lower ply and the upper ply.

20. The printing blanket as claimed in claim 19, wherein the lower ply and the upper ply are in direct contact with one another with no additional intervening ply.

21. The printing blanket as claimed in claim 19, wherein the upper ply has an embossed and smooth surface structure which provides homogeneous ink transfer onto smooth surfaces.

22. The printing blanket as claimed in claim 16, wherein the multilayer sheet material further comprises a multiple-ply reinforcement layer.

23. The printing blanket as claimed in claim 22, wherein the multiple-ply reinforcement layer is disposed on an opposing side of the lower ply from the upper ply.

24. The printing blanket as claimed in claim 23, wherein the multiple-ply reinforcement layer comprises individual plies, and wherein each of the individual plies consists of warp filaments and weft filaments.

25. The printing blanket as claimed in claim 22, wherein the multilayer sheet material further comprises an additional layer comprising a polymeric material, and wherein the additional layer is disposed on an opposing side of the multiple-ply reinforcement layer from the lower ply.

Description

LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS

Part of the Description

[0026] 10 Printing blanket

[0027] 1 Upper ply of printing layer

[0028] 2 Lower ply of printing layer

[0029] 3 Multiple-ply reinforcement layer

[0030] 4 Additional layer made of polymeric material