JP2008238709A - Printing pressure judging method, relief printing machine, press plate of relief printing, and manufacturing method of press plate for plate cylinder of relief printing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a printing pressure judging method capable of easily and surely confirming the optimal printing pressure condition to a base material in a nip portion formed between a plate cylinder and an impression cylinder by a simple method, a relief printing machine, a press plate of relief printing, and to provide a manufacturing method of the press plate for a plate cylinder of the relief printing machine. <P>SOLUTION: The relief printing machine has the plate cylinder 16 transferring ink to the base material W and the impression cylinder 18 arranged so as to pressedly contact with the plate cylinder 16. Elastic plate picture line sections 17a with convex shapes for transferring the sticking ink to the base material W are arranged in the press plate 17 of the plate cylinder 16 so as to print the predetermined image to the base material W. An excessive printing pressure detecting section 17b is further arranged below the plate picture line sections 17a in the press plate 17. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a printing pressure determination method for determining whether or not the magnitude of the printing pressure on a web-like substrate or a sheet-fed substrate unwound from a roll is appropriate for the substrate. The present invention relates to a relief printing machine that performs relief printing on a material, a printing plate for relief printing, and a method for producing a printing plate for a plate cylinder of a relief printing machine.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various types of relief printing machines that perform relief printing on a web-like substrate unwound from a roll have been known. In recent years, for example, a flexographic printing machine is used as such a relief printing machine (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

  A flexographic printing machine, which is a type of relief printing machine, will be described below. The flexographic printing machine includes an ink pan for storing ink, a rotatable plate cylinder for transferring ink to a substrate, and a rotatable impression cylinder provided so as to be in pressure contact with the plate cylinder. In such a flexographic printing machine, the ink immersed in the ink pan is supplied from the fountain roll to the plate surface (flexographic surface) of the plate cylinder via the anilox roll. A nip portion is formed between the plate cylinder and the impression cylinder, and ink is transferred from the printing surface of the plate cylinder to the base material at the nip portion. At this time, the printing pressure of the impression cylinder with respect to the base material is adjusted. As a printing pressure condition, a state of the lowest pressure (so-called kiss touch) at which the entire image (picture) is satisfactorily transferred to the substrate is preferable.

JP 2004-268319 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-20123

  In the conventional flexographic printing machine, the printing pressure on the base material at the nip portion has been adjusted so that the image on the base material on which printing has been performed is not faintly observed by the operator. However, in this method, since the operator adjusts the printing pressure with the naked eye, there is a problem that individual differences occur in the adjustment or reproducibility is not good.

  There is also a method of adjusting the printing pressure by mechanically controlling the distance between the impression cylinder and the plate cylinder. However, if such a control mechanism is provided, there is a problem that the price of the flexographic printing machine itself increases. is there. At this time, it is necessary to change the adjustment amount of the printing pressure due to an error in the thickness of the printing plate of the plate cylinder, the thickness of the base material, or the thickness of the cushion tape. There is a problem that must be done.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and the optimum printing pressure state with respect to the base material in the nip portion formed between the plate cylinder and the impression cylinder can be easily and reliably achieved by a simple method. It is an object of the present invention to provide a printing pressure determination method, a relief printing press, a printing plate for relief printing, and a method for producing a printing plate for a plate cylinder of a relief printing press.

  The present invention is a printing pressure determination method for determining whether or not the magnitude of the printing pressure on a base material is appropriate when performing relief printing on the base material, for transferring the adhered ink to the base material A plate cylinder having a printing plate including an elastic printing line portion having a convex shape and an overprinting pressure detection unit having a height lower than that of the printing line portion, and an impression cylinder provided so as to be in pressure contact with the plate cylinder A step of preparing a relief printing press provided, and a substrate is sent between the plate cylinder and the impression cylinder in the relief printing press, and the ink attached to the printing line portion in the printing plate of the plate cylinder The process of performing relief printing on the base material by transferring to the base material, and when the ink adhering to the base material is only the ink transferred from the printing line portion, the magnitude of the printing pressure on the base material is appropriate. On the other hand, the ink adhering to the substrate is both in the printing line part and the overprinting pressure detection part. If it is al transferred inks are printing pressure determination method characterized by comprising a, and determining the size of the printing pressure is excessively large relative to the substrate.

  At this time, in the printing plate of the plate cylinder of the relief printing press, a plurality of the overprinting pressure detection portions having different heights are provided, and the ink adhering to the base material is the printing line portion and the overprinting portion. When the ink is transferred from both of the pressure detection units, it is determined how much the printing pressure is excessive based on the state of the ink transferred from each of the overprinting pressure detection units to the base material. It is preferable that it is such.

  The present invention relates to a relief printing machine that performs relief printing on a substrate, and has a convex elastic printing line portion for transferring attached ink to the substrate, and a height lower than the printing line portion. A letterpress printing machine comprising: a plate cylinder having a printing plate including a printing pressure detection unit; and a pressure cylinder provided so as to be in pressure contact with the plate cylinder.

  At this time, in the printing plate of the plate cylinder, it is preferable that a plurality of the overprinting pressure detecting portions having different heights are provided.

  The present invention is a printing plate for letterpress printing, which is a convex elastic printing line part for transferring attached ink to a substrate, and an overprinting pressure detection part having a lower height than the printing line part. And a printing plate for letterpress printing. Here, it is preferable that a plurality of the overprinting pressure detectors having different heights are provided.

  The present invention relates to a method for producing a plate cylinder of a relief printing press for performing relief printing on a base material, wherein a convex elastic printing line portion for transferring attached ink to the base material is provided with a plate cylinder. And a step of forming an overprinting pressure detecting portion having a height lower than that of the printing line portion on the printing plate of the plate cylinder. This is a method for producing a cylinder printing plate.

  At this time, when forming the overprinting pressure detection unit on the printing plate of the plate cylinder, it is preferable to form a plurality of overprinting pressure detection units having different heights on the printing plate of the plate cylinder.

  Here, the step of forming the printing line portion and the step of forming the overprinting pressure detection unit may be performed simultaneously. Alternatively, the step of forming the printing line portion and the step of forming the overprinting pressure detection portion may be performed in separate steps.

  According to the printing pressure determination method, the relief printing press, the printing plate for relief printing, and the printing plate production method for the relief printing plate, the printing plate of the relief printing press is based on the adhering ink. A convex elastic printing line portion for transferring to the material and an overprinting pressure detecting portion having a height lower than that of the printing line portion are provided. Here, the printing line portion is configured to print a predetermined image on a base material. For this reason, when the operator performs letterpress printing on the base material, the ink attached to the base material is only the ink transferred from the print line portion, that is, only the predetermined image is the base material. In the case where the printing is performed, the operator can determine that the magnitude of the printing pressure on the substrate at the nip portion formed between the plate cylinder and the impression cylinder is appropriate. On the other hand, when the ink adhering to the base material is the ink transferred from both the printing line portion and the overprinting pressure detecting portion, the operator has an excessively large printing pressure on the base material in the nip portion. Can be determined. As described above, by providing not only the printing line portion but also the overprinting pressure detection portion on the printing plate of the plate cylinder, the state (number and shape) of the ink transferred on the base material varies depending on the printing pressure state. Therefore, the optimum printing pressure state with respect to the base material at the nip portion can be easily and reliably confirmed by a simple method.

  In addition, in the printing plate of the plate cylinder, when multiple overprinting pressure detecting portions having different heights are provided, the overprinting pressure detecting portion is attached to each overprinting pressure detecting portion depending on the magnitude of the printing pressure on the substrate. In some cases, all of the ink that has been applied is not transferred to the substrate, and for example, only the ink adhering to the highest overprinting pressure detection unit among the overprinting pressure detection units is transferred to the substrate. Thus, by providing the printing plate with overprinting pressure detecting portions having different heights, the operator can determine the state (number and shape) of the ink transferred from each overprinting pressure detecting portion to the substrate. It becomes possible to determine how much the printing pressure is excessive. As a result, the optimum printing pressure state with respect to the base material at the nip portion can be confirmed more reliably.

  According to the printing pressure determination method, the relief printing press, the printing plate for relief printing, and the printing plate of the printing drum of the relief printing press according to the present invention, the nip portion formed between the printing drum and the impression cylinder It is possible to easily and surely confirm the optimum printing pressure state for the base material by using a simple method.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 5 are views showing an embodiment of a relief printing press according to the present invention.
Among these, FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing the configuration of the relief printing press (flexographic printing press) according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 shows an appropriate printing pressure with respect to the substrate in the relief printing press of FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a state when printing on the base material is excessive in the relief printing press of FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a state when a printing plate of a relief printing press is formed by a photolithography method, and FIG. 5 is a printing cylinder when a CTP (Computer to plate) is used. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the state when forming a printing plate.

  The relief printing machine of this embodiment is composed of, for example, a flexographic printing machine, and performs relief printing on a web-like substrate W such as paper continuously fed from a roll, specifically, for example, flexographic printing. It is. In the following description, the letterpress printing machine is a flexographic printing machine. However, in the present invention, other types of printing machines may be used as the letterpress printing machine.

As shown in FIG. 1, a flexographic printing machine that is a relief printing machine according to the present embodiment includes an ink pan 10 that stores ink, and a rotatable fountain roll 12 that is disposed so as to be immersed in the ink in the ink pan 10. And a rotatable anilox roll 14 arranged to contact the fountain roll 12. A rotatable plate cylinder 16 having a printing plate (flexo plate) 17 on its outer peripheral surface is disposed so as to contact the anilox roll 14. Further, a rotatable pressure cylinder 18 is disposed so as to press the plate cylinder 16 and form a nip portion N between the plate cylinder 16 and the plate cylinder 16. The ink attached to the plate cylinder 16 at the nip portion N is transferred to the substrate W, whereby printing on the substrate W is performed.
Hereinafter, details of each component of such a flexographic printing machine will be described.

  The ink pan 10 stores ink to be transferred to the substrate W in advance. The fountain roll 12 is disposed at a position soaked in the ink stored in the ink pan 10 and is rotated in the direction of the arrow in FIG.

  The anilox roll 14 is disposed at a position so as to contact the fountain roll 12, and the ink attached to the outer peripheral surface of the fountain roll 12 is transferred to the outer peripheral surface of the anilox roll 14. The anilox roll 14 is configured to rotate in the direction of the arrow in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a doctor blade 15 is installed so that the tip abuts against the outer peripheral surface of the anilox roll 14. The doctor blade 15 rubs the outer peripheral surface of the anilox roll 14 when the anilox roll 14 rotates, so that excess ink or the like adhering to the surface of the anilox roll 14 is scraped off. It has become.

The plate cylinder 16 is disposed so as to come into contact with the anilox roll 14 and rotates in the direction of the arrow in FIG.
The plate cylinder 16 has a shaft portion and a thin printing plate 17 provided so as to cover the shaft portion. Here, the printing plate 17 is composed of a plate formed of an elastic material such as a photosensitive resin, for example, and as shown in FIG. 2A, a convex printing line for transferring the adhered ink to the substrate W. Part 17a, and a plurality of types of overprinting pressure detection parts 17b-17d having a height lower than that of the print line part 17a. Here, the printing line portion 17a transfers the adhered ink to the base material W so as to print a predetermined image on the base material W. Each overprinting pressure detection unit 17b-17d is formed of halftone dots, fine lines, patterns, and the like. At this time, as shown in FIG. 2A, the heights of the overprinting pressure detectors 17b-17d are different from each other.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, the printing line portion 17a and the overprinting pressure detection portions 17b-17d are raised with respect to the surface portion of the printing plate 17, respectively, and the contact portion between the plate cylinder 16 and the anilox roll 14 The ink adhering to the outer peripheral surface of the anilox roll 14 is transferred only to the printing line portion 17a and the overprinting pressure detection portions 17b-17d of the printing plate 17. When the substrate W is sandwiched between the plate cylinder 16 and the impression cylinder 18 (described later) at the nip portion N, if the magnitude of the printing pressure with respect to the substrate W is appropriate, the printing plate 17 of the printing plate 17 is printed. Only the ink adhering to the line portion 17a is transferred to the substrate W. FIG. 2B is a plan view of the base material W when only the ink attached to the printing line portion 17a of the printing plate 17 is transferred, that is, the base material when a predetermined image is accurately printed. It is a top view of W.

A method for manufacturing the plate 17 of the plate cylinder 16 as shown in FIG. 2A will be described with reference to FIGS. In manufacturing the printing plate 17 having the printing line portion 17a and the overprinting pressure detection portions 17b-17d, there is a photolithography method as shown in FIG. 4 as one method. Specifically, for example, an overprinting pressure detecting portion exposure opening having an area that is insufficiently exposed under normal exposure conditions and exposure under normal exposure conditions on a base material 40 made of an elastic material such as a photosensitive resin. A mask film 41 having a printing line portion exposure opening for performing the above is brought into close contact, and ultraviolet irradiation from the ultraviolet irradiator 42 is performed. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, a part of the printing plate 17 corresponding to the printing line portion 17a and the overprinting pressure detection unit 17b-17d is set to the height of the printing line portion 17a and the overprinting pressure detection unit 17b-17d. Exposure is performed with a mask opening area corresponding to the thickness.
In this way, the printing plate 17 having the printing line portion 17a and the overprinting pressure detection portions 17b-17d as shown in FIG. 2A is manufactured.

  Here, when using CTP (Computer to Plate), laser irradiation is performed so that a portion 43 of the carbon-containing mask layer 44 formed on the entire upper surface of the substrate 40 is translucent as shown in FIG. The mask is drawn by changing the laser output from the device (not shown). Next, the ultraviolet ray irradiator 42 irradiates the entire surface of the substrate 40 with ultraviolet rays through the mask layer 44 to form the printing line portion 17a, and to detect the overprinting pressure by reducing the amount of ultraviolet rays incident from the portion 43. The height of the portions 17b-17d is set lower than that of the print line portion 17a.

  Further, as another method for manufacturing the printing plate 17, a method of directly engraving the substrate 40 such as a photosensitive resin with a laser beam is used, and the depth of engraving is adjusted by changing the output of the laser beam. There is also a method.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the impression cylinder 18 is brought into pressure contact with the plate cylinder 16, and a nip portion N is formed between the impression cylinder 18 and the impression cylinder 18. When the base material W is sent to the nip portion N formed in this way, the base material W is sandwiched between the plate cylinder 16 and the impression cylinder 18 and adheres to the surface of the printing plate 17 in the plate cylinder 16. The ink thus obtained is transferred to the substrate W.

  Next, the operation of the flexographic printing machine of the present embodiment having such a configuration will be described.

First, ink is stored in the ink pan 10 in advance.
Next, the fountain roll 12, the anilox roll 14, the plate cylinder 16 and the impression cylinder 18 are each rotated in the direction of the arrow in FIG.
At this time, first, ink adheres to the outer peripheral surface of the fountain roll 12 immersed in the ink in the ink pan 10, and this ink is transferred to the outer peripheral surface of the anilox roll 14. The ink on the outer peripheral surface of the anilox roll 14 is further transferred to the printing plate 17 of the plate cylinder 16. At this time, ink is transferred to the printing line portion 17a and the overprinting pressure detection portions 17b-17d, which are raised portions of the printing plate 17, but ink is not transferred to other portions.

On the other hand, for example, the web-shaped substrate W continuously unwound from the roll is sent to a nip portion N formed between the plate cylinder 16 and the impression cylinder 18. The substrate W is pinched by the plate cylinder 16 and the impression cylinder 18, and the ink on the outer peripheral surface of the plate cylinder 16 is transferred to the substrate W.
At this time, if the magnitude of the printing pressure with respect to the substrate W at the nip portion N is appropriate as described above, only the ink attached to the printing line portion 17a of the printing plate 17 is transferred to the substrate W. . Then, as shown in FIG. 2B, a base material W to which only the ink attached to the printing line portion 17a of the printing plate 17 is transferred is obtained.

  On the other hand, when the magnitude of the printing pressure with respect to the substrate W at the nip portion N is excessive, the printing line portion 17a of the printing plate 17 is pressed and contracted as shown in FIG. It will be. For this reason, not only the printing line portion 17a of the printing plate 17 but also the overprinting pressure detection portions 17b-17d are brought into contact with the base material W. As shown in FIG. Ink adhering to both the printing line portion 17a and the overprinting pressure detection portions 17b to 17d is transferred to the substrate W. For this reason, the operator visually confirms the base material W as shown in FIG. 3 (b), so that an extra image transferred from each overprinting pressure detection unit 17b-17d in addition to the predetermined image is obtained. It can be recognized that the ink adheres to the base material W, and this makes it possible to determine that the magnitude of the printing pressure on the base material W at the nip portion N is excessive.

  In FIGS. 3A and 3B, the printing pressure on the base material W at the nip N is excessively large, so that the printing line portion 17a and each of the excessive printing pressure detection portions 17b-17d in the printing plate 17 are used. Although an example in which all of the adhered ink is transferred to the base material W has been shown, the heights of the overprinting pressure detection units 17b-17d are different from each other. All of the ink adhering to the printing pressure detection unit 17b-17d is not transferred to the substrate W. For example, only the ink adhering to the highest overprinting pressure detection unit 17b among the overprinting pressure detection units 17b-17d is based. It may be transferred to the material W. At this time, the magnitude of the printing pressure on the base material W at the nip portion N is excessive, but it can be identified that it is not as great as in the case shown in FIGS. Thus, by providing the printing plate 17 with the overprinting pressure detecting portions 17b-17d having different heights, the state of the ink transferred from the overprinting pressure detecting portions 17b-17d to the substrate W (the number of inks) And the shape), the operator can determine how much the printing pressure is excessive.

  As described above, according to the flexographic printing machine of the present embodiment, the printing plate 17 of the plate cylinder 16 has the convex elastic printing line portion 17a for transferring the adhered ink to the substrate W, and this An overprinting pressure detection unit 17b having a height lower than that of the print line unit 17a is provided. For this reason, when the flexure printing is performed on the base material W, the operator, when the ink attached to the base material W is only the ink transferred from the printing line portion 17a, that is, only the predetermined image. Is printed on the substrate W, the operator can determine that the magnitude of the printing pressure on the substrate W in the nip portion N is appropriate. On the other hand, when the ink adhering to the base material W is the ink transferred from both the printing line portion 17a and the overprinting pressure detection portions 17b-17d, the operator applies to the base material W in the nip portion N. It becomes possible to determine that the magnitude of the printing pressure is excessive. In the present embodiment, as described above, the printing plate 17 of the plate cylinder 16 is provided with not only the printing line portion 17a but also the overprinting pressure detection portion 17b, whereby the state of the ink transferred on the substrate W is printed. Since the pressure varies depending on the pressure state, the optimum printing pressure state on the substrate W can be easily and reliably confirmed by a simple method.

  Further, in the printing plate 17 of the plate cylinder 16, the overprinting pressure detectors 17 b to 17 d are provided with a plurality of elastic members having different heights. All of the ink adhering to the pressure detectors 17b-17d is not transferred to the substrate W. For example, only the ink adhering to the highest overprinting pressure detector 17b among the overprinting pressure detectors 17b-17d is the substrate. It may be transferred to W. As described above, by providing the printing plate 17 with the overprinting pressure detection units 17b-17d having different heights, based on the state of the ink transferred from the overprinting pressure detection units 17b-17d to the substrate W, The operator can determine how much the printing pressure is excessive. As a result, the optimum printing pressure state for the substrate W can be confirmed more reliably.

It is a schematic block diagram which shows the structure of the relief printing machine (flexographic printing machine) of one embodiment of this invention. It is the schematic which shows a state when the printing pressure with respect to a base material is an appropriate magnitude | size in the relief printing press of FIG. It is the schematic which shows a state when the printing with respect to a base material is excessive in the relief printing press of FIG. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the state when forming the printing plate of the plate cylinder of a relief printing machine with a photolithographic system. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the state when forming the printing plate of the plate cylinder in the case of using CTP.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Ink pan 12 Fountain roll 14 Anilox roll 15 Doctor blade 16 Plate cylinder 17 Plate 17a Printing line part 17b-17d Overprinting pressure detection part 18 Impression cylinder 40 Base material 41 Mask film 42 Ultraviolet irradiator 43 Carbon 44 Mask layer

Claims (10)

A printing pressure determination method for determining whether or not the magnitude of the printing pressure for the base material is appropriate when performing relief printing on the base material,
A plate cylinder having a printing plate including a convex elastic printing line portion for transferring the adhered ink to the substrate, and an overprinting pressure detection unit having a lower height than the printing line portion, and the printing plate cylinder Preparing a relief printing press comprising an impression cylinder provided for pressure contact;
In the relief printing press, the substrate is fed between the plate cylinder and the impression cylinder, and the relief printing on the substrate is performed by transferring the ink attached to the printing line portion in the printing plate of the plate cylinder to the substrate. A process of printing;
When the ink adhering to the substrate is only the ink transferred from the printing line portion, the size of the printing pressure on the substrate is appropriate, while the ink adhering to the substrate is the printing line portion and the ink A step of determining that the magnitude of the printing pressure on the substrate is excessive when the ink is transferred from both of the overprinting pressure detection units;
A printing pressure determination method characterized by comprising: In the printing plate of the plate cylinder of the relief printing press, the overprinting pressure detection unit is provided with a plurality of different heights,
Based on the state of the ink transferred from each overprinting pressure detection unit to the base material when the ink attached to the base material is the ink transferred from both the printing line portion and the overprinting pressure detection unit 2. The printing pressure determination method according to claim 1, wherein it is determined how much the printing pressure is excessive. A relief printing machine that performs relief printing on a substrate,
A plate cylinder having a printing plate including a convex elastic printing line part for transferring the adhered ink to the substrate, and an overprinting pressure detection part having a lower height than the printing line part;
An impression cylinder provided to press-contact the plate cylinder;
A letterpress printing machine characterized by comprising:   4. The relief printing press according to claim 3, wherein in the printing plate of the plate cylinder, a plurality of the overprinting pressure detecting portions having different heights are provided. A printing plate for letterpress printing,
A convex elastic print line part for transferring the adhered ink to the substrate;
An overprinting pressure detector having a height lower than that of the print line portion;
A printing plate for letterpress printing, comprising:   6. The printing plate for letterpress printing according to claim 5, wherein a plurality of the overprinting pressure detecting portions having different heights are provided. A method for producing a printing plate of a plate cylinder of a relief printing machine that performs relief printing on a substrate,
Forming a convex elastic printing line portion for transferring the adhered ink to the substrate on the printing plate of the plate cylinder;
Forming an overprinting pressure detection portion having a lower height than the printing line portion on a printing plate of a plate cylinder;
A method for producing a printing plate for a plate cylinder of a relief printing press.   8. The relief printing press according to claim 7, wherein when the overprinting pressure detection unit is formed on the printing plate of the plate cylinder, a plurality of overprinting pressure detection units having different heights are formed on the printing plate of the plate cylinder. Plate plate manufacturing method   9. The method for producing a printing plate for a plate cylinder of a relief printing press according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the step of forming the printing line part and the step of forming the overprinting pressure detection unit are performed simultaneously.   The method for producing a printing plate for a plate cylinder of a relief printing press according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the step of forming the printing line portion and the step of forming the overprinting pressure detection portion are performed in separate steps. .

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