EP0573988A2 - Procédé pour la production d'un support pour plaques d'impression lithographiques - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a process for producing a support for lithographic printing plates and, more particularly, to a process for producing a support for lithographic printing plates composed of a surface-grained aluminum plate and suitable for offset printing.
- aluminum plates have been widely used as supports for lithographic printing plates.
- the surface of the aluminum plate is usually grained for improving the adhesion to a light-sensitive layer formed thereon, and also for improving the water retention property of the non-image portions (the region receiving dampening water and repelling an oily ink as well as the exposed or uncovered region of the support) of a lithographic printing plate produced using the support.
- the above-described graining treatment is an essential step in the preparation of the support for lithographic printing plates and requires a skilled technique.
- Graining is generally classified as a mechanical graining method or an electric graining method.
- Examples of the mechanical graining method are a ball graining method, a wire graining method and a brush graining method.
- the water retention property is better.
- the surface of the aluminum support it is preferable for the surface of the aluminum support to have as uniform a roughness as possible. As a method for obtaining such a preferred uniform surface roughness, attention has been directed to the electrochemical graining method.
- an aluminum plate having a uniformly grained surface is obtained if various conditions such as the composition of the electrolyte, the temperature, the electrolytic condition, etc., are maintained constant. But the range of applicable electrolytic conditions is very narrow and, hence, it is very difficult to have all of the conditions satisfy the desired ranges for the electrolysis. Also, since the electrochemical graining requires a large amount of electric power, such graining is disadvantageous from an economical standpoint. Furthermore, in electrochemical graining, there is the disadvantage that a large amount of aluminum ions is accumulated in the electrolyte during electrolysis, and the labor and chemical cost for the treatment of the waste liquid is high.
- methods for forming an uneven surface on the aluminum plate include a method of using a rolling roller having an inversion graining surface as disclosed in JP-A-55-74898 (the term "JP-A", as used herein, means an "unexamined published Japanese patent application”).
- JP-A as used herein, means an "unexamined published Japanese patent application”
- JP-A-60-36195 and JP-A-60-36196 disclose a method comprising forming elliptical concaved portions having an average long axis of from 10 to 140 ⁇ m and an average short axis of from 7 to 80 ⁇ m on a support and, thereafter, chemically or electrochemically forming a fine unevenness of from 1 to 10 ⁇ m.
- JP-A-60-203496 discloses an aluminum plate prepared by transferring an unevenness having an average diameter of from 10 to 100 ⁇ m to the surface of the aluminum plate by means of a roller having the embossed surface and, thereafter, subjecting the aluminum plate to a chemical etching treatment and an electrochemical etching treatment.
- An object of the present invention is, therefore, to solve the above-described problems, and to provide a process for producing a support for a lithographic printing plate having a sufficiently uniform unevenness without the need for adhering to the working precision such as the cylindrical property of the transfer roller, etc., and also without need for controlling changes in the thickness, the elongation, etc., of the aluminum plate.
- the present inventors have found that in a process of bringing an uneven surface into contact with the surface of an aluminum plate under pressure to transfer the roughness onto the surface of the aluminum plate, a sufficiently uniform uneven surface for the aluminum support of lithographic printing plates can be obtained without the need for the precision of a transfer roller such as the cylindrical property, etc., and with reducing the elongation of the aluminum plate by carrying out the transfer a plurality of times.
- the present inventors have completed the present invention based on the above finding.
- the above-described object can be achieved by a process which comprises bringing an uneven surface into contact with the surface of an aluminum plate under pressure to form the unevenness on the surface of the aluminum plate by transfer, carrying out the transfer at least 3 times.
- Fig. 1 is a surface photograph (375 magnifications) of the aluminum plate obtained in Example 5.
- Fig. 2 is a surface photograph (375 magnifications) of the aluminum plate obtained in Comparative Example 9.
- the transfer is repeatedly carried out using a substrate having a fine uneven surface which is generally formed by etching.
- This etching is carried out, for example, by electro spark machining, shot blast, laser, plasma etching or pattern etching using a photoresist.
- a fine uneven surface is formed by coating fine particles thereon, a plurality of the fine uneven patterns corresponding to the mean diameter of the fine particles are repeatedly transferred onto the aluminum plate.
- a method for imparting a fine unevenness to the surface of a transfer roller is disclosed in JP-A-3-08635, JP-A-3-066404, JP-A-63-065017, etc.
- fine grooves are formed on the surface of a roller from two directions using dies, a cutting tool, laser, etc., and a square-shaped unevenness may be formed on the surface.
- the surface of the roller may be further subjected to a known etching treatment to round the square-shaped unevenness thus formed.
- quenching, hard chromium plating, etc. may be applied to the surface of the roller for increasing the hardness of the surface.
- the surface of an aluminum plate thus grained by the transfer is preferably subjected to a chemical or electrochemical etching treatment in an aqueous solution of an acid, an alkali, or a neutral salt and then electrochemically grained in an aqueous solution of an acid or a neutral salt using an alternating electric current, a direct electric current, or a pulse direct electric current, whereby the aluminum plate becomes more suitable as a support for lithographic printing plates.
- the surface of the aluminum plate is subjected to a chemical or electrochemical etching treatment after forming the rough pattern on the surface of the aluminum plate by transfer, whereby a rough pattern having an average diameter of from 4 to 20 ⁇ m (preferably from 4 to 10 ⁇ m) exists on the surface of the aluminum plate after the etching treatment.
- the surface is electrochemically grained. It is also preferred that, after the electrochemical graining treatment, the rough patterns each having an average diameter of from 1 to 3 ⁇ m are overlapped on the surface thereof after the etching treatment.
- the surface roughness, formed by coating fine particles can be obtained by coating a dispersion of fine particles having a diameter of from 0.3 to 20 ⁇ m on the surface of a substrate such as paper, a polyethylene film, or a metal roller followed by drying, or by directly coating the dispersion of the fine particles on an aluminum plate followed by drying.
- the dispersion of the fine particles may be formed by dispersing the fine particles in water or other solvents together with a viscous binder, or by dispersing the fine particles in water or other solvents.
- a thickener may be added to the dispersion, if desired.
- the liquid used for dispersing the fine particles is preferably mainly composed of water.
- an uneven pattern, formed on the surface of a sheet coated with fine particles is transferred onto the surface of an aluminum plate by applying pressure.
- the surface of the rough sheet (which is formed by coating fine particles thereon followed by drying) is brought into contact with an aluminum plate, and the resulting assembly of the aluminum plate(s) and the sheet is passed between two rollers or nip rollers having a narrower gap than the thickness of the assembly so as to apply pressure to the assembly.
- the rough pattern is then transferred onto the surface of the aluminum plate (which is in contact with the surface having the fine particles).
- fine particles are coated on the surface of a roller, and the rough pattern on the surface of the roller is then transferred onto the surface of an aluminum plate by applying pressure.
- a dispersion of fine particles is coated on an aluminum plate (which is used as the aluminum plate for the lithographic printing plate), and pressure is applied to the surface. In the latter case, after coating the dispersion of fine particles, if necessary, the coated surface may be dried.
- the fine particles (which can be used in the present invention) include particles having a diameter of from 0.3 to 20 ⁇ m and, preferably, from 3 to 10 ⁇ m, and the material used for the fine particles can be alumina, sand, diamond, silicon oxide, silicon carbide, zirconia, etc., with alumina being preferred.
- the particle size distribution of the fine particles is preferably as uniform as possible.
- fine grooves are spirally cut on the surface of a roller in two different directions using dies, a cutting tool, laser, etc., to form a square-shaped uneven pattern on the surface of the roller.
- the pitch and the depth of the grooves are preferably from 4 to 10 ⁇ m and from 1 to 5 ⁇ m, respectively.
- the angle of cutting the grooves, to the circumference direction is preferably from 30 to 60°. Also, the angle of the grooves, in the vertical direction to the surface of the roller, is preferably from 30 to 80°.
- the aluminum plate having the uneven pattern on the surface thereof and formed by the transfer, is then preferably subjected to a chemical or electrochemical etching treatment in an aqueous solution of an acid, an alkali, or a neutral salt, whereby the aluminum plate becomes more suitable as a support for a lithographic printing plate.
- the aqueous solution of an acid can be an aqueous solution mainly composed of hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, or nitric acid.
- the aqueous solution of an alkali (an aqueous alkali solution) can be an aqueous solution mainly composed of sodium hydroxide, etc.
- the treatment time with the aqueous acid solution or the aqueous alkali solution is preferably from 5 to 120 seconds.
- the concentration of the aqueous solution is preferably from 1 to 40%, and the liquid temperature is preferably from 35 to 75°C. If necessary, the aluminum plate may be subjected to a cathode electrolytic cleaning treatment in an aqueous acid solution or an aqueous alkali solution.
- the aqueous solution of a neutral salt described above can be an aqueous solution of an alkali metal halide, an alkali metal nitrate, an alkali metal sulfate.
- Preferred neutral salts include sodium chloride, sodium nitrate and sodium sulfate.
- the pH of the aqueous neutral salt solution is preferably from 5 to 9; the concentration of the solution is preferably from 1 to 40%; and the liquid temperature is preferably from 35 to 75°C.
- the time for the cathode electrolytic treatment is preferably from 5 to 180 seconds.
- the aluminum plate treated with the aqueous neutral salt solution or the aqueous alkali solution is further immersed in an aqueous solution of sulfuric acid, nitric acid or hydrochloric acid for the purpose of removing smut components formed on the surface of the aluminum plate.
- the aluminum plate thus treated may be further subjected to an electrochemical graining treatment.
- the electrochemical graining can be performed by a conventional process, for example, an electrochemical graining of an aluminum plate in an aqueous acidic solution using an alternating electric current as disclosed in JP-A-53-145701, an electrochemical graining of an aluminum plate in an aqueous acidic solution using a direct current as disclosed in JP-A-4-14094, and an electrochemical graining of an aluminum plate in an aqueous neutral salt solution as disclosed in JP-A-5-587.
- the grained aluminum plate is preferably subjected to a desmutting treatment in an aqueous acidic solution, a denaturing treatment in an aqueous alkali solution, or a denaturing treatment in an aqueous neutral salt solution using the aluminum plate as a cathode.
- the desmutting treatment in an aqueous acidic solution is known as described in JP-A-53-12739, etc.
- the denaturing treatment in an aqueous alkali solution is known as described in JP-A-56-139700, etc.
- the denaturing treatment in an aqueous neutral acid solution is known as described in JP-A-59-11295, etc.
- the aluminum plate thus treated can be subjected to a conventional anodic oxidation treatment in an electrolyte containing sulfuric acid or phosphoric acid for improving the hydrophilicity, the water retention property, and the printing durability. Also, after the anodic oxidation treatment, a sealing treatment can be applied. Furthermore, the hydrophilic treatment of the aluminum plate may be carried out by immersing the aluminum plate in an aqueous solution of sodium silicate, etc.
- the aluminum plate which can be used in the present invention, includes a pure aluminum plate or an aluminum alloy plate.
- Fine particles having a mean particle size of 4 ⁇ m were coated on the surface of a paper followed by drying, and the resulting paper was placed between aluminum plates of JIS 1050.
- the assembly was passed through nip rollers once (Comparative Example 1), 3 times (Example 1), and 6 times (Example 2) to transfer the rough pattern of the paper surface coated with fine particles to the surface of the aluminum plate facing the paper surface.
- the clearance of the nip rollers was narrower than the thickness of the assembly (paper plus two aluminum plates) by 0.05 mm.
- the surface of each aluminum plate after transfer was white, indicating that the whole surface of the aluminum plates was roughened.
- the average surface roughness was 0.33 ⁇ m, and the elongation percentage of the aluminum plate was 1 %.
- each aluminum plate was observed by a scanning type electron microscope, it was confirmed that fine roughness having an average diameter of 4 ⁇ m was formed.
- the aluminum plate obtained by transferring the unevenness once was insufficient to use as a support for a lithographic printing plate.
- the aluminum plate obtained by transferring the rough pattern 3 times was practical as a support, and the aluminum plate obtained by transferring the rough pattern 6 times had a uniform fine rough pattern on the surface and was quite suitable as a support for a lithographic printing plate.
- Fine particles having a mean particle size of 8 ⁇ m were coated on the surface of a plastic sheet followed by drying.
- the resulting plastic sheet, coated with the fine particles was then placed between two aluminum plates of JIS 1050, and the assembly was passed through nip rollers once (Comparative Example 2), twice (Comparative Example 3), 3 times (Example 3), 4 times (Example 4), 5 times (Example 5), or 6 times (Example 6) to transfer the rough pattern of the surface of the plastic sheet formed by the fine particles onto the surface of each of the aluminum plates.
- the clearance of the nip rollers was narrower than the thickness of the assembly (plastic sheet plus two aluminum plates) by 0.05 mm.
- each aluminum plate after transfer was white, indicating that the whole surface of the aluminum plates was roughened.
- the surface of each aluminum plate was observed by a scanning type electron microscope, it was confirmed that the roughness having an average diameter of 8 ⁇ m was uniformly and randomly formed on the surface.
- the aluminum plate having the rough pattern on the surface thereof by transferring 4 times, 5 times, and 6 times were quite suitable as supports for a lithographic printing plate.
- the aluminum plate having the rough pattern on the surface thereof by transferring 3 times was practical as a support, but the aluminum plate having the rough pattern formed by transferring once or twice was not practical as a support.
- the photograph of the surface of the aluminum plate obtained in Example 5 is shown in Fig. 1.
- each aluminum plate had complicated forms different from an elliptical form. Furthermore, any clear orientation was not observed in the concaved portions.
- the aluminum plate thus grained was subjected to an etching treatment in a 5% aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide until 0.5 g/m2 of the aluminum plate was dissolved. Furthermore, the aluminum plate was immersed in a 25% aqueous solution of sulfuric acid for 120 seconds at 60°C and then washed with water. Then, the aluminum plate was further subjected to an anodic oxidation treatment in a 10% aqueous solution of sulfuric acid at 33°C using a direct current and, thereafter, washed with water.
- Fine particles were coated on the surface of a paper, and the paper coated with the fine particles was placed between two aluminum plates of JIS 1050. The assembly of the paper and the aluminum plates was then passed through nip rollers once to transfer the pattern on the surface of the paper formed by the fine particles onto the surface of the aluminum plate. In this case, the clearance of the nip rollers was narrower than the thickness of the assembly by 0.3 mm.
- the average diameter of the fine particles was changed to 4 ⁇ m (Comparative Example 4), 8 ⁇ m (Comparative Example 5), 15 ⁇ m (Comparative Example 6), 20 ⁇ m (Comparative Example 7), or 30 ⁇ m (Comparative Example 8). In these examples, the elongation percentage of the aluminum plate was 20%. The surface of the aluminum plate after transfer was white.
- the term “Draft” means the difference between the thickness of the assembly (paper or plastic sheet plus two aluminum plates) and the clearance of the nip rollers.
- the samples transferred 3 times in Examples 1 and 3 are practical as a support for the lithographic printing plate, and the samples transferred 4 or more times in Examples 2 and 4 to 6 are quite suitable as a support for the lithographic printing plate.
- the surface of an aluminum plate was grained by a #8 nylon brush and a suspension of pumice stone.
- a scanning type electron microscope it was confirmed that slender and deep concaved portions having a length of from 10 ⁇ m to 20 ⁇ m, which were oriented in one direction, existed non-uniformly. Also, each pit was not discretely separated.
- the aluminum plate was immersed in a 5% aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide to carry out a chemical etching treatment until 1 g/m2 of the aluminum plate was dissolved. After washing the plate with water, the aluminum plate was further immersed in a 25% aqueous solution of sulfuric acid for 15 seconds at 60°C and, thereafter, washed with water.
- the aluminum plate was subjected to an electrochemical graining treatment in a 1% aqueous solution of nitric acid at 40°C with a rectangular alternating current of a duty ratio of 1 : 1 and a current density of 50 A/dm2 using carbon as a counter electrode and washed with water. Then, the aluminum plate was subjected to an etching treatment in a 5% aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide until 0.5 g/m2 of the aluminum plate was dissolved. The aluminum plate was further subjected to an anodic oxidation treatment in a 10% aqueous solution of sulfuric acid at 33°C using a direct current and then washed with water.
- the average surface roughness of the aluminum plate was 0.55 ⁇ m and, when a light-sensitive layer was coated on the aluminum plate and the resulting plate was used as a lithographic printing plate, the staining performance was inferior to that of Example 7.
- an aluminum support for a lithographic printing plate having no orientation and sufficiently uniform concaved portions having an average diameter of from 3 to 10 ⁇ m can be produced while restraining the elongation percentage of the aluminum plate.
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