EP0104625A1 - Druckplatte für erhabenen Druck und Methode zu deren Herstellung - Google Patents

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EP0104625A1
EP0104625A1 EP83109493A EP83109493A EP0104625A1 EP 0104625 A1 EP0104625 A1 EP 0104625A1 EP 83109493 A EP83109493 A EP 83109493A EP 83109493 A EP83109493 A EP 83109493A EP 0104625 A1 EP0104625 A1 EP 0104625A1
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    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
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    • G03G13/26—Electrographic processes using a charge pattern for the production of printing plates for non-xerographic printing processes
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    • G03G13/00—Electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G13/26—Electrographic processes using a charge pattern for the production of printing plates for non-xerographic printing processes
    • G03G13/28—Planographic printing plates
    • G03G13/283—Planographic printing plates obtained by a process including the transfer of a tonered image, i.e. indirect process

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  • the field of the invention comprises printing plates primarily for offset type printing and provides two component electrostatic methods of forming such a printing plate and the printing plate resulting therefrom.
  • One of the well-known type of printing plates available to the art is characterized by formation of a raised relief image on a substrate, usually formed of metal, the ink rollers touching only the raised areas with the inked image being transferred to the paper or similar printing media.
  • These printing methods are widely used for printing of reading matter such as price lists, directories, timetables, letterheads., announcements, books, newspapers, magazines, packaging, etc.
  • Advantages of these printing plates include the capability readily to effect changes, direct printing from raised or "embossed" surfaces, speed of operation and a resultant crisp, sharp printed image.
  • Offset lithography has achieved rapid and expanding acceptance in the printing arts and generally uses a planographic.method wherein the image areas and the nonprinting areas are essentially on the same plane of the surface of substrate (primarily metal), the definition therebetween being effected chemically. Printing is effected from a planar surface which is neither raised or depressed.
  • the lithographic process differs primarily from the other processes in that it is based on the principle that grease and water do not mix and that the ink is offset first from the plate to a rubber blanket and then from the blanket to a print receiving medium, generally paper.
  • the image areas are oleophilic in nature while the nonprinting areas are hydrophilic (having an affinity for water) .
  • the printing plate surface is bathed in water which wets the hydrophilic parts of the surface but is repelled by the oleophobic parts.
  • oily i nk is applied to the plate by an ink roller or the like which engages over the entire surface of the plate, such ink is picked up and adhered to the oleophilic parts which have an affinity for such ink but the ink is repelled by the hydrophilic parts which carry the water so that no ink is deposited on the latter parts.
  • the imaged parts on the printing plate of the invention normally will comprise toner that is adhered to the surface of the plate. It is feasible to make reverse images, however, in which case the image will comprise the parts which carry no toner.
  • the toned parts will be referred to as oleophilic or printing parts (areas) while the untoned parts or increments will be referred to as oleophobic or nonprinting parts (areas) rather than referring to them respectively as imaged and nonimaged.
  • the basic technique of. lithographic printing is to cause ink to adhere to areas of a surface which is receptive to the ink while the remainder of the surface is bathed in water and does not accept ink and has been known for over a hundred years.
  • the unexposed plate must be kept in darkness and the fixing of the image must also be carried out in darkness to prevent chemical changes which will ruin the plate and render it incapable of being used to acquire an image of varying density.
  • Many corrosive 'and light-sensitive chemicals are required to handle the processing which places stringent specifications on the apparatus needed to achieve a lithographic plate.
  • the brush graining is a roughening of the surface so that the photosensitive coating applied to the plate will adhere.
  • the anodizing is to ensure that the aluminum surface will be hydrophilic after the plate has been made. Anodizing prevents degradation (corrosion and oxidation) of the aluminum surface.
  • the conventional printing plate must be made all over again because the changes wrought by the imaging process and the chemical processing upon the UV sensitive coating are irreversible. It is not practical to attempt to remove the photosensitive coating from the aluminum surface and start all over again because these aluminum plates are normally sold in lightproof packages with the photosensitive material already coated thereon and it is not common for a printer of high quality graphics to have the equipment needed to apply the photosensitive coating.
  • Electrostatic methods for formation and transfer of.images to a substrate surface for later use as printing plates generally are known. These methods may involve formation of a latent charge image upon a charged photoconductive surface carried by a suitable substrate, developing the electrostatic latent charged image using particulate toner and fusing the toner to the photoconductive surface. Conversion of the nontoned areas from a normal oleophilic property to a hydrophilic property is effected to produce a printing plate using the electrophotographic member as the "base". Of course, these members are expensive. Preferably, they should be used merely as image carriers and be reuseable if possible.
  • U.S. Patent 4,025,339 discloses and claims a novel photoconductive coating which comprises an inorganic, microcrystalline material that is produced by r.f. sputtering, the characteristics of which are set forth in said patent, reference being made thereto for details.
  • the invention provides an electrophotographic method of making a printing plate comprising the steps of providing a metal sheet substrate, coating the metal sheet substrate with a thin layer bonded thereto and including one reactive component of a two-component thermosetting epoxy resin system forming a receptor, providing an electrophotographic medium having a photoconductive surface capable of accepting a rapid charge and retaining the same sufficient to enable toning, charging the surface of the photoconductive surface in darkness and exposing same to a light pattern forming a latent charge image of the pattern on the photoconductive surface, toning said latent charge image with a toner which includes as a part thereof the second reactive component of said two component thermosetting epoxy system to form a toner image, transferring said toner image to said receptor, interacting said two reactive components only at the imaged areas to form an infusible thermoset epoxy polymer to define printing parts and the unreacted areas forming the nonprinting parts and thereafter removing the unreacted areas.
  • the invention further provides a printing plate resulting from the practice of the method formed of a metal sheet having raised oleophillic image printing areas bonded to the surface of said metal sheet surface and nonprinting areas characterized in that said.printing areas comprise a two-component epoxy polymer that is polymerized in situ.
  • a toner image receptor by coating of a sheet of thin metal such as aluminun, steel or other metal with a generally uniform, softenable thin coating including one component of a two-component thermosetting epoxy resin system.
  • the photconductive coating of electrophotographic member such as described in U.S. Patent 4,025,339, is charged, exposed to a light image of the subject matter to be printed and then toned to render the latent charge image visible.
  • the toner includes the other component of said two-component epoxy resin system.
  • the toner particles are attracted to the charged surface areas and adhere to these surfaces because of the electrostatic attraction between the charged areas and the fine toner particles.
  • the toner image receptor is heated to tackify the coating sufficiently to hold the image defining toner particles.
  • the temperature usually reached to make the coating tacky is about 40°C.
  • the receptor then is brought into engagement with the toner image carrier and laminating the two, the toner image transferred to the coating and thereafter, same are separated, the toner image being retained on the softened coating. Little, if any, residue is left on the photoconductive coating.
  • the electrophotographic member may be-reused. After separation of image receptor, further heating is effected, causing the two reactive components to interreact completing the formation of the thermosetting epoxy polymer but only at those locations where both components are present.
  • thermosetting resin/hardener epoxy system Only the imaged or printing areas will have both reactive components of said thermosetting resin/hardener epoxy system, and hence, when further heated, the polymerization of those.image areas is permitted to reach completion.
  • a manufacturer can produce the metal substrate having the coating bonded thereto including the one component (the hardener) of the two-component thermosetting epoxy resin system.
  • the purchaser of the coated sheets can be either the printer or an intermediate processor who makes the printing plate from the coated sheet.
  • the hardener component can be applied to the metal substrate just prior to bringing same together with the toner image carrier, say using relatively simple roller coaster apparatus, for example.
  • a peelable protective sheet can be pplied to the coated metal substrate and removed just prior to effecting the transfer process.
  • the raised polymer produced at the imaged area is oleophilic with the with the nonprinting parts comprising the surface of the metal substrate, the unreacted coating being removed.
  • Figure 1 illustrates (in cross-section) a completed printing plate 10 that is based upon a substrate 12 of aluminum sheet.
  • a substrate 12 of aluminum sheet Other materials such as tin plated cold rolled steel and stainless steel also are suitable.
  • the substrate has a thickness of 13 mils and is hardened by working and is dimensionally stable.
  • the sheets can be easily punched or slotted along their edges so that they can be engaged upon pins or other projections that may be carried by a painting roller of a printing press. These punches or slots will retain their integrity even though the aluminum plate is subjected to considerable tension. Plates can even be clamped to rollers without using holes or slots or in the case of steel, held in plate magnetically.
  • the aluminum sheet is about 13 mils thick, the imaged or printing area comprising a thermosetting epoxy type polymer.
  • One component here called the resin or A component is part of the toner employed and a second component called the B or hardener component is employed as the coating medium (FIGURE 2), generally with a material that can be softened to a tacky state at an elevated temperature.
  • the B component preferably is coated as a thin layer coating 16 or film onto the one surface 18 of the aluminum sheeting substrate forming a bonded coating 2 to 5 microns thick on said surface.
  • the bonded film coating is generally uniform and nontacky at room temperature.
  • the B component can comprise a polyamide resin such as Versamid 115 (VERSAMID is a trademark of General Mills Chemicals, Inc., Minneapolis, Mn.).
  • the B component, where coated on the metal substrate may include a carrier or binder resin in which the hardener is dispersed.. Coating is performed employing accepted conventional coating technique and likely will be applied just prior to the transfer thereto of the toner image. Is is also feasible to apply the B component to the aluminum substrate by coating using a simple roller or wiper just prior to use.
  • the A or epoxy resin component is included preferably as a component of the toner particles and can comprise an epoxy resin composition such as Epon 10007, EPON being a trademark of Shell Chemical Corp., Houston, Texas.
  • thermosetting epoxy resin system An example of a suitable two-component thermosetting epoxy resin system and the individual properties of each are set forth below.
  • An electrophotographic member 20 carries a photoconductive coating 22 bonded thereto.
  • the photoconductive coating has charge acceptance and retention characteristics that change with thickness as explained in some detail in the said U.S. Patent No. 4,025.,339.
  • the voltage achieved during charge and remaining after imaging is proportional to the thickness of the coating and should be chosen on the basis of the type of toner which is to be used. Since the voltages which are involved are substantially lower than those 'of photoconductive materials such as selenium and zinc oxide, toners which give good results at lower voltages are required to be used, but should be related to thickness of the coating and the voltages achieved. However, members whose photoconductive coatings comprise selenium or zinc oxide are nevertheless useful for the practice of th6 invention.
  • the electrophotographic member has a photo- conductive coating which is very dense and resists abrasion; it has high photon quantum efficiency compared to known photoconductors; it is microcrystalline with all the crystals being oriented vertically relative to the substrate; it is electrically anisotropic with respect to its surface and provides extremely high resolution; the resistivity in darkness and during charge of the surface is of the order of 10 20 ohms per square and it has a light resistivity which is substantially lower so that it can be discharged to practically zero charge and thereby will provide a wide grey scale range extending from practically zero density to almost maximum for black; it is wholly inorganic and hence not affected by moisture, temperature, fungus and the like and is flexible and transparent per se.
  • Photoconductive materials other than cadmium sulfide are taught in the said referenced patent, but the cadmium sulfide of the preferred electrophotographic member gives panchromaticity making this type of member superior in producing printing plates for color reproductions, for example.
  • the "B" component coating 16 in a suitable binder resin is applied to the metal substrate 12 which has a thickness between about 2 and 5 microns; the printing plate 10 resulting therefrom is quite flexible.
  • the coating 16 is nonblocking, quite coherent and will not crack, craze, chip or adhere to itself so that it may be stored in rolls subsequent to its manufacture, until intended for use to receive the toned image from the electrophotographic member.
  • a protective sheet 15 is applied to shield the coating until peeled off just before use to expose the surface coating.
  • a modified embodiment of the subject process consists of the photoconductive surface of the electrophotographic member being charged by means of corona at station 24, this being the negative type since the photoconductive material is n-type material. Further, the charging can be effected through a liquid layer of isoparaffinic hydrocarbon which keeps the surface clean by preveriting fog during toning. The charged surface then is exposed to a pattern of light as explained in the referenced patent at station 26, a latent image of the pattern resulting on the photoconductive surface in the form of. charged and uncharged parts. After charging, the surface can be engaged by mechanical means in order to transport the plate without losing the latent image.
  • the plate surface is then bathed in liquid toner at station 28, the toner particles being electroscopic but here including the hardener, B component, of the thermosetting epoxy resin/hardens system and which carry positive charges which are capable of discharging the electrons on the latent image carrying surface, which combine therewith. Where there is no charge or there are no electrons, the particles are not attracted. As a result, the toner particles will adhere to the charged parts and will not adhere to the uncharged parts.
  • the substrate may be connected to suitable polarity voltages to aid in the toning, if desired. When the toner has been applied, there result islands of toner and areas which are not toned.
  • the toning thus preferably is performed electrophoretically and thereafter, the xesulting toner image is dried with the suspending medium being evaporated.
  • the metal substrate here carries a coating including the "A" (resin) component of the thermosetting epoxy resin/hardener system and is fed to a transfer station to which the electrophotographic member bearing the dry toner image is brought.
  • the coated substrate preferably is preheated to 40°C just prior to reaching the transfer station, making the coating tacky.
  • the member 20 and the coated surface of the image. receptor 10' are brought into engagement at the transfer station 30.
  • the toner particles adhere to the tacky coating 16 so that the toner image is transferred in its entirety to the coating surface 18.
  • the receptor carrying the coated surface and. having the toner image adhered thereto is further heated, say by passing through a drying or heating station 32.
  • the A and B components react chemically to form a cross-linked polymer solid only at the printing portions.
  • the remaining B component of the coating at the nonprinting portions is unreacted and thus can be easily removed by washing at station 34 with a suitable solvent such as isopropyl alcohol.
  • the epoxy resin part A can be compounded and processed to produce a concentrated mixture of micron-to-submicron size toner particles bearing a positive charge.
  • the toner mixture is diluted with a nonpolar hydrocarbon liquid such as Isopar G to give a stable. suspension suitable for imaging a negatively charged . photoconductor.
  • a negative charge potential was applied to the photoconductive surface of the electrophotographic member of a corona generating device, exposed to an original document to produce a latent image which is made visible by development with "the liquid suspension of the epoxy toner.
  • the said wet image again is allowed to dry by evaporation of the fluid dispersant before transfer to the coated aluminum plate described below.
  • a brush-grained or etched aluminum plate was coated with a thin layer of an epoxy resin cross-linking (hardener) compound (Part B).
  • Part B an epoxy resin cross-linking compound
  • the member containing the image is then brought into intimate contact with the coated aluminum plate.
  • Pressure and heat then are applied simultaneously to the plate/member laminate using a heated roller.
  • the purpose of the applied heat and pressure is to soften and thereby increase the tack of the hardener (Part B) to achieve complete transfer by encapsulation of the resin (Part A) and simultaneously allow penetration of Part A through the hardener (Part B) layer to the aluminum surface to accelerate the cure rate and conversion of the resin, and produce a strong adhesive bond of resin to the aluminum plate surface.
  • the laminate then is separated and the surfaces of the two sheets are scrubbed with a solvent to remove the excess hardener.
  • the clean electrophotographic member thereby was available for immediate reuse (reimaging).
  • Part A compounding the epoxy resin (Part A) as described above except that in addition a calculated quantity of hardener (Part B) is incorporated by weight as an ingredient.
  • Part B is incorporated by weight as an ingredient.
  • the prescribed amount of Part B is determined insufficient to correspond to the number of active groups available for cross-linking. This expedient would help to assure the subsequent penetration of the hardener into the bulk of the softened toner particles during the heating following the image transfer to the hardener coated metal sheet.
  • Another example of the practice of the invention involved the coating of a superficially roughened aluminum sheet of about 8 mil thickness with a solution of 5g. polyamide resin (Versamid 115) in 45g. cyclohexanone or isopropyl alcohol and dried to give a 1-4 ⁇ thick layer.
  • the preferred thickness is 2 ⁇ .
  • the epoxy toner was prepared by adding 30g. epoxy resin (Epon 1007, m.p. 127-133°C, Shell Chemical Corp.) to 125 ml methyl acetate in a 400 ml beaker. The mixture was stirred with Cowles dissolver and heated to 60-65°C for 10 min., or until the epoxy resin is completely dissolved. A solution of 4.0g dispersing agent (FOA-2, Dupont) in 2 00 ml Iso p ar was added to the resin solution under rapid stirring. After complete addition, the mixture is heated to 80° C for about 30 min. to boil off the methyl acetate. The mixture was cooled to about 30°C, treated with a mixture 7.0g C alco SSB dye.
  • CALC O is a trademark of American Cyanamid Co. and 1.4g zirconium octoate 18 percent solids (Witco Chemical Corp.) and reheated under a moderate rate of stirring to 80°C. The mixture was cooled to ambient temperature under continuous stirring and strained through a paint filter to give a toner concentrate," that is, a stock solution, containing approximately 16.2 percent nonvalatiles. The working concentration of the toner for use in imaging is prepared bu diluting about 100g .concentrate with 1 liter Isopar G.
  • the photoconductive coating is charged to an average surface voltage (ASV) of 25-30 volts with 'a corona operated at -350 microamps and a charging rate of 4 inches per second.
  • ASV average surface voltage
  • the plate was exposed for 15 sec. to an original document located at a distance of 5 feet from the charged electrophotographic member using a 100 watt tungsten lamp and-a lens aperture of f8.
  • the latent image was made visible by developing with the resin hardener toner.
  • the Isopar G dispersant liquid is evaporated to give a dry image.
  • the coated aluminum sheet is superimposed face-to-face on the member carrying the toner image.' A pressure of 40-50 pounds per linear inch is applied across the entire area of the aluminum by use of a 1.5 inch diameter stainless steel roller, heated to a temperature in the range of 140-160°C and in one continuous, uniform pass. The resulting laminate is separated with the result that the-toner image was on the aluminum substrate and well adhered to the surface of said aluminum sheet. Any excess coating is then removed from the electrophotographic member and from the aluminum sheet by scrubbing with a cotton pad moistened with a solvent such as isoprypyl alcohol.
  • the image defining polymerized epoxy resin composition is a hard, infusible raised solid printing area on the metal substrate.
  • the resulting printing plate can be used for printing directly after the nonreacted coating portions are washed from the surface.
  • metals additional to aluminum and steel could be used as suitable substrates if capable of being manufactured in thin flexible sheets with economy.
  • Such metals are titanium, nickel, nickel-chromium and the like.

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