JP2010167616A - Printing blanket, manufacturing method of the same, blanket cylinder and printing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To upgrade print quality by inhibiting the transfer of ink scum from a plate cylinder to a blanket cylinder, with regard to a printing blanket, manufacturing method of the same, the blanket cylinder and a printing device. <P>SOLUTION: A printing unit is equipped with the plate cylinder 22, on which a printing plate 42 is mounted, and the blanket cylinder 21, on which printing blanket 52 is mounted and besides, which rotates synchronously with the plate cylinder 22 to transfer the ink image to be transferred from the plate cylinder 22, to a web W. In addition, the circumferential length of the blanket cylinder 21 is set twice the circumferential length of the plate cylinder 22, and a notched part 53 and a recessed part 55 axially aligned correspondingly to a notched part 43 in the plate cylinder 22, are arranged at an equal interval on the surface of the blanket 52. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a printing blanket capable of transferring an ink image to a printing medium by being mounted on an outer peripheral portion of a blanket cylinder in a printing machine, a method for manufacturing the printing blanket, a blanket cylinder on which the printing blanket is mounted, The present invention relates to a printing machine to which the blanket cylinder is applied.

  For example, a general web offset press for newspapers is composed of a plurality of paper feeding units, a plurality of printing units, a turn bar device, and a folding machine, and a web is supplied from each paper feeding unit to the printing unit. Then, printing is performed on each web, and after a plurality of web traveling routes are changed by the turn bar device, the webs are overlapped in a predetermined order, and then the web is vertically folded by a folding machine. The paper is cut by the length of, and a fold is formed by being horizontally folded, and is discharged.

  The printing unit in the newspaper offset rotary printing press is an H-type tower unit so that four-color printing is possible, and four stacks A, B, C and D are arranged vertically. Each stack has substantially the same configuration, and is symmetrical with respect to the web traveling upward. A blanket cylinder, a plate cylinder, an ink application roller, a plurality of ink roller groups, and an ink device are provided in series. Is configured.

  In such a printing unit, the blanket cylinder and the plate cylinder are usually double cylinders, and both have the same diameter and circumference. However, if the plate cylinder is a double cylinder, two printing plates are required. Therefore, in order to reduce costs, a blanket cylinder is used as a double cylinder and a plate cylinder is used as a single cylinder. Yes.

  An example of such a conventional printing unit is described in Patent Document 1 below.

Japanese Patent No. 3554303

  By the way, the plate cylinder is equipped with a printing plate having a sheet shape on the outer peripheral portion, and this printing plate is restrained by a plate clamping device in which each end portion in the longitudinal direction is accommodated in a notch portion of the plate cylinder. . On the other hand, the blanket cylinder is equipped with a blanket having a sheet shape on the outer peripheral portion, and this blanket is constrained by a blanket fastening device in which each end portion in the longitudinal direction is accommodated in a notch portion of the blanket cylinder.

  In this case, if the blanket cylinder and the plate cylinder are double cylinders, the circumferential lengths of the cylinders are the same. Therefore, the rotation phase is adjusted so that the cutouts always coincide with each other when the cylinders rotate. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the ink residue accumulated in the notch portion of the plate cylinder from being transferred to the blanket cylinder. However, if the blanket cylinder is a double cylinder and the plate cylinder is a single cylinder, the circumference of each cylinder is different, and therefore the plate cylinder rotates twice when the blanket cylinder rotates once. For this reason, the notches of the respective cylinders cannot always coincide with each other, and the ink residue accumulated in the notches of the plate cylinder is transferred to the blanket cylinder. As a result, there is a problem that the ink residue transferred to the blanket cylinder is transferred to the web, and the outer peripheral portion of the web is stained.

  The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and provides a printing blanket that suppresses transfer of ink scum from a plate cylinder to a blanket cylinder and improves printing quality, a method for manufacturing the same, a blanket cylinder, and a printing press. For the purpose.

  In order to achieve the above object, a printing blanket according to the present invention is a printing blanket that is attached to the outer periphery of a rotating body and can transfer an ink image to a printing medium. A concave portion along the axial direction is provided.

  The printing blanket according to the present invention has a fastening portion that forms a sheet shape and can be fastened to the rotating body at each end in the longitudinal direction, and the recesses are located at intermediate positions in the longitudinal direction or at evenly spaced positions in the longitudinal direction. Is provided.

  The printing blanket according to the present invention is characterized in that it has a fastening portion that is cylindrical and can be fitted and fastened to the rotating body, and a plurality of the recesses are provided on the surface at equal intervals in the circumferential direction.

  The printing blanket of the present invention is characterized in that it has a base portion that can be fastened to the rotating body and an elastic layer provided on the surface of the base portion, and the concave portion is provided on the surface of the elastic layer.

  The printing blanket according to the present invention includes a base portion that can be fastened to the rotating body, and a plurality of elastic layers that are provided on the surface of the base portion at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction, and the recesses are provided between the plurality of elastic layers. Is provided.

  The printing blanket of the present invention has a base portion that can be fastened to the rotating body and an elastic layer provided on a surface of the base portion, and a thin portion is provided at a predetermined position in the base portion, and the thin portion allows the The elastic layer is deformed to form the concave portion.

  In the printing blanket manufacturing method of the present invention, an elastic layer is provided on the surface of the base that can be fastened to the rotating body in the printing blanket that is attached to the outer periphery of the rotating body and can transfer an ink image to a printing medium. The printing blanket is manufactured by forming a recess by cutting out a predetermined position in the longitudinal direction in the elastic layer in the width direction.

  The printing blanket manufacturing method of the present invention is a printing blanket that is mounted on the outer peripheral portion of a rotating body and can transfer an ink image to a printing medium. An elastic layer is formed on the surface of a base portion that can be fastened to the rotating body in the longitudinal direction. The printing blanket is manufactured by forming concave portions along the width direction by providing them at predetermined intervals.

  The blanket cylinder of the present invention is capable of transferring an ink image transferred from the plate cylinder in synchronization with the plate cylinder to a printing medium, and the circumference is set to an integral multiple of the circumference of the plate cylinder. In the blanket cylinder, a plurality of concave portions along the axial direction are provided on the surface at equal intervals corresponding to the fastening positions of the printing plates in the plate cylinder.

  In the blanket cylinder of the present invention, each end in the longitudinal direction of the blanket forming the sheet shape is fastened to the outer peripheral part of the blanket cylinder main body, and at least one of the plurality of recesses is each end of the blanket. A fastening mechanism for fastening the body to the trunk main body is accommodated, and the remaining concave portion is provided on the surface of the blanket.

  In the blanket cylinder of the present invention, a blanket having a cylindrical shape is fitted and fastened to the outer peripheral portion of the blanket cylinder main body, and the plurality of recesses are provided on the surface of the blanket.

  In the blanket cylinder of the present invention, a plurality of sheets are mounted on the outer peripheral portion of the blanket cylinder body with a predetermined gap in the circumferential direction, the blankets are mounted on the surfaces of the plurality of sheets, and the blanket is deformed by the gaps of the plurality of sheets. And the said recessed part is formed, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  In the blanket cylinder of the present invention, the circumferential length of the recess is set longer than the circumferential length of a notch formed in a fastening portion of the printing plate in the plate cylinder.

  The printing machine of the present invention includes a plate cylinder on which a printing plate is mounted, and a blanket cylinder on which a blanket is mounted and which can transfer an ink image transferred from the plate cylinder in synchronization with the plate cylinder to a printing medium. A blanket cylinder circumference is set to an integral multiple of the plate cylinder circumference, and the blanket surface has a shaft corresponding to a fastening position of the printing plate in the plate cylinder. A plurality of recesses along the direction are provided at equal intervals.

  According to the printing blanket of the present invention, the ink blank is mounted on the outer peripheral portion of the rotating body so that the ink image can be transferred to the printing medium, and the concave portion along the axial direction of the rotating body is provided at a predetermined position on the surface. Accordingly, it is possible to improve the printing quality by suppressing the transfer of ink scum from the plate cylinder to the blanket cylinder.

  According to the printing blanket of the present invention, a fastening portion capable of being fastened to a rotating body is provided at each end in the longitudinal direction in the form of a sheet, and concave portions are provided at intermediate positions in the longitudinal direction or at evenly spaced positions in the longitudinal direction. Since it is provided, the recess can be easily formed.

  According to the printing blanket of the present invention, a fastening portion that is formed in a cylindrical shape and can be fitted and fastened to a rotating body is provided, and a plurality of recesses are provided on the surface at equal intervals in the circumferential direction, so that the recesses are easily formed. be able to.

  According to the printing blanket of the present invention, since the base portion that can be fastened to the rotating body, the elastic layer is provided on the surface of the base portion, and the concave portion is provided on the surface of the elastic layer, a predetermined rigidity can be secured by the base portion. The transfer property of the ink can be ensured by the elastic layer, and the concave portion can be accurately formed by providing the concave portion on the surface of the elastic layer.

  According to the printing blanket of the present invention, a base portion that can be fastened to the rotating body, and a plurality of elastic layers are provided at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction on the surface of the base portion, and recesses are provided between the plurality of elastic layers. Predetermined rigidity can be ensured, ink transferability can be ensured by the elastic layer, and a recess can be easily formed by providing a recess between the elastic layers.

  According to the printing blanket of the present invention, the base portion that can be fastened to the rotating body, the elastic layer is provided on the surface of the base portion, the thin portion is provided at a predetermined position in the base portion, and the elastic layer is deformed by the thin portion to form the concave portion. Since it forms, a recessed part can be formed without changing the shape of an elastic layer by forming a recessed part in an elastic layer by the thin part of a base, and durability of an elastic layer can be improved.

  Further, according to the printing blanket manufacturing method of the present invention, the printing blanket that is attached to the outer peripheral portion of the rotating body and can transfer the ink image to the printing medium is provided on the surface of the base portion that can be fastened to the rotating body. And a recess is formed by cutting a predetermined position in the longitudinal direction of the elastic layer in the width direction. Therefore, the position of the recess can be formed with high accuracy.

  According to the printing blanket manufacturing method of the present invention, the printing blanket that is attached to the outer peripheral portion of the rotating body and can transfer the ink image to the printing medium is disposed on the surface of the base portion that can be fastened to the rotating body. By providing at a predetermined interval in the direction, a recess along the width direction is formed and manufactured. Accordingly, the recess can be easily formed.

  Further, according to the blanket cylinder of the present invention, it is possible to transfer the ink image transferred from the plate cylinder synchronously with the plate cylinder to the printing medium, and set the circumference to an integral multiple of the circumference of the plate cylinder. The surface is provided with a plurality of recesses along the axial direction at equal intervals corresponding to the fastening position of the printing plate in the plate cylinder. Therefore, when the plate cylinder and the blanket cylinder rotate, the fastening position of the printing plate in the plate cylinder and the recess of the blanket cylinder face each other, thereby suppressing the transfer of ink scum from the plate cylinder to the blanket cylinder and improving the printing quality. Can be achieved.

  According to the blanket cylinder of the present invention, each end portion in the longitudinal direction of the blanket forming the sheet shape is fastened to the outer peripheral portion of the blanket cylinder body, and at least one of the plurality of recesses is connected to each end portion of the blanket. Since the fastening mechanism to be fastened to the main body is accommodated and the remaining concave portion is provided on the surface of the blanket, the configuration can be simplified by using the portion accommodating the fastening mechanism as the concave portion.

  According to the blanket cylinder of the present invention, a blanket having a cylindrical shape is fitted and fastened to the outer periphery of the blanket cylinder body, and a plurality of recesses are provided on the surface of the blanket, so that the recesses can be easily formed. Can do.

  According to the blanket cylinder of the present invention, a plurality of sheets are mounted on the outer peripheral portion of the blanket cylinder body with a predetermined gap in the circumferential direction, the blankets are mounted on the surfaces of the plurality of sheets, and the blanket is deformed by the gaps of the plurality of sheets. Since the concave portion is formed, the concave portion can be formed in the blanket by the gap between the sheets without changing the shape of the blanket, and the durability of the elastic layer can be improved.

  According to the blanket cylinder of the present invention, the circumferential length of the recess is set longer than the circumferential length of the notch formed in the fastening portion of the printing plate in the plate cylinder, so that the notch of the plate cylinder is the blanket cylinder. Therefore, the transfer of the ink scum from the plate cylinder to the blanket cylinder can be suppressed.

  Further, according to the printing machine of the present invention, a plate cylinder on which a printing plate is mounted, and a blanket cylinder on which a blanket is mounted and which can transfer an ink image transferred from the plate cylinder in synchronization with the plate cylinder to a printing medium. The circumference of the blanket cylinder is set to an integral multiple of the circumference of the plate cylinder, and a plurality of recesses along the axial direction are provided on the surface of the blanket at equal intervals corresponding to the fastening positions of the printing plates on the plate cylinder. Yes. Therefore, when the plate cylinder and the blanket cylinder rotate, the fastening position of the printing plate in the plate cylinder and the recess of the blanket cylinder face each other, thereby suppressing the transfer of ink scum from the plate cylinder to the blanket cylinder and improving the printing quality. Can be achieved.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a blanket cylinder and a plate cylinder according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating the printing blanket according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a printing unit to which the blanket cylinder of the first embodiment is applied. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a newspaper offset rotary printing press according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a printing blanket according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a printing blanket according to a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a schematic side view illustrating a blanket cylinder according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a schematic side view illustrating a blanket cylinder according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a schematic side view illustrating a blanket cylinder according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, a printing blanket, a manufacturing method thereof, a blanket cylinder, and a printing machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, this invention is not limited by this Example.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a blanket cylinder and a plate cylinder according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a printing blanket according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 3 illustrates a blanket cylinder according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a newspaper offset rotary printing press according to the first embodiment.

  In the first embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 4, the newspaper offset rotary printing press applied as a printing press includes a paper feeding device 11, a printing device 12, a turn bar device 13, and a folding machine 14. Yes. The paper feeding device 11 is provided with a plurality of holding arms 15 for holding three webs R each of which a web (paper) W is wound in a roll shape, and by rotating each holding arm 15, The web R can be rotated to the paper feed position. Further, the paper feeding device 11 is provided with a paper splicing device (not shown), and when the web R fed out at the paper feeding position becomes small, the paper splicing device causes the paper web R at the paper feeding position to be removed. The web R in the standby position can be spliced.

  Further, the printing apparatus 12 is provided with a multicolor printing unit 16 that performs double-sided four-color printing and a two-color printing unit 17 that performs double-sided two-color printing. The multi-color printing unit 16 and the two-color printing unit 17 can perform predetermined printing on the web W supplied from the paper feeding device 11. In the present embodiment, the printing apparatus 12 includes the multi-color printing unit 16 and the two-color printing unit 17, but the present invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, various units may be used in combination as appropriate according to the printed matter, such as a double-sided single-color printing unit that performs single-sided printing on both sides and a multicolor printing unit that performs four-color or two-color printing on one side.

  Further, the turn bar device 13 is provided with a plurality of turn bars (not shown), and the travel route of each web W sent from each printing unit 16, 17 can be changed and superposed in a predetermined order. The folding machine 14 vertically folds the web W conveyed from the turn bar device 13, cuts the web W by a predetermined length, further folds it horizontally to form a desired fold, and then discharges the paper.

  Therefore, first, when the web W is supplied from the paper feeding device 11 to the multicolor printing unit 16 or the two-color printing unit 17 constituting the printing device 12, the printing units 16 and 17 each print four colors on the web W. And two-color printing. Next, the plurality of webs W printed by the printing units 16 and 17 are overlapped in a predetermined order while the travel route is changed by the turn bar device 13. The plurality of webs W overlapped are conveyed to the folding machine 14, where they are vertically folded, then laterally cut, and further folded laterally to form a desired crease, which is then placed on the paper discharge conveyor by the impeller. The paper is ejected.

  In the printing apparatus 12 in this newspaper offset rotary printing press, the printing unit 16 is an H-type tower unit so that four-color printing is possible. The printing unit 16 is configured by arranging four stacks of black, black, magenta, and yellow along the vertical direction. Since each of these stacks has almost the same configuration, one stack will be taken out for explanation.

  As shown in FIG. 3, one stack in the printing unit 16 has a left-right (front and back) symmetrical configuration with respect to the web W traveling upward. That is, a pair of blanket cylinders 21 and 31 are arranged so as to be able to contact each other so as to contact the front and back surfaces of the web W, and the plate cylinders 22 and 32 are in contact with each blanket cylinder 21 and 31. Has been placed. One plate cylinder 22 is provided with two ink form rollers 23a and 23b in contact with each other, and each ink form roller 23a and 23b is an ink source roller via an ink roller group 24 composed of a number of ink rollers. An ink fountain 26 is disposed with respect to the ink base roller 25. Further, two ink application rollers 33a and 33b are disposed in contact with each other on the other plate cylinder 32, and each of the ink application rollers 33a and 33b passes through an ink roller group 34 including a plurality of ink rollers. An ink fountain 36 is disposed with respect to the ink base roller 35.

  Accordingly, the water-based ink whose supply amount is adjusted by the ink source rollers 25 and 35 is supplied from the ink fountains 26 and 36, and is supplied to the ink forming rollers 23a, 23b, 33a and 33b via the ink roller groups 24 and 34. The ink application rollers 23a, 23b, 33a and 33b are supplied to the plate surfaces of the plate cylinders 22 and 32, and the ink adhering to the plate surfaces is transferred to the blanket cylinders 21 and 31. Then, a predetermined printing pressure is applied to the web W between the blanket cylinder 21 that performs the front surface printing and the blanket cylinder 31 that performs the back surface printing, so that the surface of the web W and the ink of the blanket cylinders 21 and 31 are used as patterns. Can be transferred to the back side.

  Here, the blanket cylinders 21 and 31 and the plate cylinders 22 and 32 in the printing unit 16 configured as described above will be described. Since the printing unit 16 has a bilaterally symmetric structure, one blanket cylinder 21 and the plate cylinder 22 are provided. Will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the plate cylinder 22 is configured by mounting a printing plate 42 on the outer periphery of a plate cylinder main body 41. The plate cylinder main body 41 has a cylindrical shape, and a notch 43 is formed along the axial direction at a predetermined position in the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral portion. The plate clamping device 44 is accommodated in the notch 43. The plate fastening device 44 fastens fastening portions 42a and 42b formed by bending each end portion in the longitudinal direction of the printing plate 42. Specifically, the plate 42 is wound around the plate cylinder body 41 in a state where the fastening portion 42a on the grip side of the printing plate 42 is locked to the notch 43, and is pulled while holding the fastening portion 42b on the bottom side. While fixing.

  The blanket cylinder 21 is configured by mounting a blanket (printing blanket) 52 on the outer periphery of a blanket cylinder body 51. The blanket cylinder body 51 has a columnar shape, and a notch 53 is formed along the axial direction at a predetermined position in the circumferential direction of the outer periphery, and the blanket fastening device 54 is accommodated in the notch 53. The blanket fastening device 54 fastens fastening portions 52a and 52b formed by bending respective end portions of the blanket 52 in the longitudinal direction. Specifically, the blanket 52 is wound around the blanket body 51 with the gripping-side fastening portion 52a of the blanket 52 locked to the notch 53, and the bottom-side fastening portion 52b is held and fixed while being pulled. To do.

  The blanket cylinder 21 has a blanket 52 mounted on the outer periphery of a blanket cylinder body (rotating body) 51, and is rotated synchronously with the plate cylinder 22, thereby transferring an ink image transferred from the printing plate 42 of the plate cylinder 22. Can be transferred to the web W. In the first embodiment, the blanket cylinder 21 has a circumference (diameter) set to an integral multiple of the circumference (diameter) of the plate cylinder 22 (in this embodiment, twice). Then, when the blanket cylinder 21 and the plate cylinder 22 rotate synchronously, the rotation phase is set so that the notches 43 and 53 always coincide.

  In the first embodiment, the blanket cylinder 21 has an axial direction corresponding to the fastening position of the printing plate 42 in the plate cylinder 22, that is, the notch 43, on the surface of the blanket 52 attached to the outer peripheral portion. A recess 55 is provided.

  In other words, when ink is transferred to the plate cylinder 22 and the transferred ink is transferred to the blanket cylinder 21, ink scum tends to accumulate at the corners between the outer peripheral surface of the plate cylinder 22 and the notch 43. When the ink residue accumulated in the vicinity of the notch 43 of the plate cylinder 22 is transferred to the blanket cylinder 21, the blanket cylinder 21 is also transferred to the web W up to the ink residue, and the outer periphery of the web W (the frame of the newspaper) Part).

  In this case, since the circumferential length of the blanket cylinder 21 is set to be twice the circumferential length of the plate cylinder 22, when the blanket cylinder 21 rotates once, the plate cylinder 22 rotates twice. The notch 43 comes to the position facing the outer peripheral surface of the blanket cylinder 21 twice. For this reason, in this embodiment, the ink collected in the vicinity of the notch 43 of the plate cylinder 22 is provided on the outer periphery of the blanket cylinder 21 by providing a plurality of concave portions at equal intervals corresponding to the notch 43 of the plate cylinder 22. The dust is prevented from being transferred to the blanket cylinder 21.

  Two concave portions of the blanket cylinder 21 are necessary. The notch portion 53 is also used as one concave portion, and the above-described concave portion 55 is provided at a position facing the notch portion 53 in the circumferential direction by 180 degrees. Accordingly, the plate cylinder 22 and the blanket cylinder 21 rotate synchronously, and when the blanket cylinder 21 rotates once, the plate cylinder 22 rotates twice. At this time, the notch portion 53 and the notch portion 43 of the plate cylinder 22 Since the concave portions 55 are alternately opposed to each other, the ink residue accumulated in the vicinity of the notch 43 of the plate cylinder 22 is prevented from being transferred to the blanket cylinder 21.

  In this case, the circumferential length of the notch 53 and the recess 55 in the blanket cylinder 21 needs to be set longer than the circumferential length of the notch 43 in the plate cylinder 22. That is, when the notch 43 of the plate cylinder 22 comes to a position facing the notch 53 and the recess 55 of the blanket cylinder 21, the corner between the outer peripheral surface of the plate cylinder 22 and the notch 43 is notched in the blanket cylinder 21. By being located inside the portion 53 and the recessed portion 55, the corner portion does not contact the outer peripheral surface of the blanket cylinder 21, and the transfer of ink scum from the plate cylinder 22 to the blanket cylinder 21 is prevented.

  Specifically, the nip width A between the blanket cylinder 21 and the plate cylinder 22, the circumferential length L1 of the notch 53 and the recess 55 in the blanket cylinder 21, and the circumferential length L2 of the notch 43 in the plate cylinder 22 Then, it is desirable to have a relationship of A> L1> L2.

  Here, the blanket 52 of the blanket cylinder 21 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 2, the blanket 52 is located at a predetermined position on the surface, in the present embodiment, at an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction (winding direction around the blanket cylinder body 51-circumferential direction), and in the axial direction of the blanket cylinder body 51. A concave portion 55 is provided.

  More specifically, the blanket 52 includes a base portion 56 that can be fastened to the blanket cylinder body 51, and a plurality (two in this embodiment) of elastic layers 57a provided on the surface of the base portion 56 at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction. , 57b, and a recess 55 is provided between the two elastic layers 57a, 57b. The base portion 56 is a plate material made of metal (for example, steel, aluminum, etc.), and the above-described fastening portions 52a and 52b are formed by bending an end portion in the longitudinal direction. In addition, you may use the fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) etc. which put the base part 56 in the plastics, such as glass fiber (glass fiber), and raised the strength, without using metal. The elastic layers 57a and 57b are generally used blanket materials, and are composed of a base fabric layer, a foamed layer (compressed layer), and a rubber layer stacked in one layer or multiple layers. Placed in.

  In this case, two elastic layers 57a and 57b having the same length are attached to the surface of the base 56 with an adhesive at a predetermined interval in the longitudinal direction, and the base 56 and end portions of the elastic layers 57a and 57b By sticking the sealing material 58 between the two layers, a recess 55 along the width direction is formed between the elastic layers 57a and 57b, and the blanket 52 is manufactured. The sealing material 58 prevents the elastic layers 57a and 57b from peeling off from the base portion 56. Further, the fastening portions 52a and 52b may be formed in advance with respect to the base portion 56, or may be formed last.

  Here, only one blanket cylinder 21 and plate cylinder 22 in the printing unit 16 have been described, but the other blanket cylinder 31 and plate cylinder 32 have the same configuration. The same applies to the other stacks in the printing unit 16, and the same applies to the other printing units 16 and 17.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, the plate cylinder 22 to which the printing plate 42 is mounted and the ink image transferred from the plate cylinder 22 by being rotated in synchronization with the plate cylinder 22 by mounting the blanket 52 on the web W. A printing unit is configured with a transferable blanket cylinder 21, the circumferential length of the blanket cylinder 21 is set to twice the circumferential length of the plate cylinder 22, and the blanket 52 has a surface corresponding to the notch 43 in the plate cylinder 22. Thus, the notches 53 and the recesses 55 along the axial direction are provided at equal intervals.

  Accordingly, when the plate cylinder 22 and the blanket cylinder 21 rotate, the notch 43 in the plate cylinder 22 faces the notch 53 and the recess 55 of the blanket cylinder 21 so that the ink scum from the plate cylinder 22 to the blanket cylinder 21 is removed. It is possible to improve the print quality by suppressing the transfer.

  Further, in the blanket cylinder 21 of the first embodiment, each end portion in the longitudinal direction of the blanket 52 having a sheet shape is fastened to the outer peripheral portion of the blanket cylinder main body 51, and the notch portion 53 corresponds to the notch portion 43 of the plate cylinder 22. And the recessed part 55 is provided and a structure can be simplified by utilizing the notch part 53 which accommodates the blanket fastening apparatus 54 as a recessed part.

  In the blanket cylinder 21 of the first embodiment, the circumferential lengths of the notch 53 and the recess 55 are set longer than the circumferential length of the notch 43 of the plate cylinder 22, and the notch 43 of the plate cylinder 22 is set. Does not come into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the blanket cylinder 21, and the transfer of the ink scum from the plate cylinder 22 to the blanket cylinder 21 can be suppressed.

  Further, in the blanket 52 of the first embodiment, a fastening portion 52a, 52b that can be fastened to the blanket cylinder 21 is provided at each end in the longitudinal direction in a sheet shape, and a recess 55 is provided at an intermediate position in the longitudinal direction. The recess 55 can be easily formed.

  In the manufacturing method of the blanket 52 of the first embodiment, the two elastic layers 57a and 57b are provided at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction on the surface of the base portion 56 that can be fastened to the blanket cylinder 21, and the concave portion along the width direction therebetween. 55 is formed to manufacture the blanket 52. Therefore, it is not necessary to process the elastic layers 57a and 57b, and the recess 55 can be easily formed.

  FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a printing blanket according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The configuration of the blanket cylinder and the plate cylinder on which the printing blanket of this embodiment is mounted is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment described above, and will be described with reference to FIG. Members having similar functions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  In the second embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the plate cylinder 22 is configured by mounting a printing plate 42 on the outer peripheral portion of the plate cylinder main body 41, and a notch 43 along the axial direction is formed on the outer peripheral portion. The plate clamping device 44 is accommodated in the notch 43. On the other hand, the blanket cylinder 21 is configured by mounting a blanket (printing blanket) 61 on the outer periphery of the blanket cylinder main body 51, and a notch 53 is formed in the outer periphery along the axial direction. A fastening device 54 is accommodated.

  The blanket cylinder 21 has a circumference set to twice the circumference of the plate cylinder 22 so that when the blanket cylinder 21 and the plate cylinder 22 rotate synchronously, the notches 43 and 53 always coincide. The rotation phase is set. Further, in the blanket cylinder 21, a concave portion 64 along the axial direction is provided on the surface of the blanket 61 attached to the outer peripheral portion, corresponding to the fastening position of the printing plate 42 in the plate cylinder 22, that is, the notch 43. ing.

  That is, since the circumference of the blanket cylinder 21 is set to be twice the circumference of the plate cylinder 22, when the blanket cylinder 21 makes one revolution, the plate cylinder 22 makes two revolutions. The notch 43 comes to the position facing the outer peripheral surface of the blanket cylinder 21 twice. For this reason, in this embodiment, the ink collected in the vicinity of the notch 43 of the plate cylinder 22 is provided on the outer periphery of the blanket cylinder 21 by providing a plurality of concave portions at equal intervals corresponding to the notch 43 of the plate cylinder 22. The dust is prevented from being transferred to the blanket cylinder 21. Specifically, the blanket cylinder 21 is provided with a recess 64 at a position facing the notch 53 in the circumferential direction by 180 degrees. Therefore, when the plate cylinder 22 and the blanket cylinder 21 rotate synchronously and the blanket cylinder 21 rotates once, the notch portions 53 and the recesses 64 alternately face the notch portions 43 of the plate cylinder 22, thereby causing the plate cylinder. The ink residue collected in the vicinity of the notch 43 of the 22 is prevented from being transferred to the blanket cylinder 21.

  Here, the blanket 61 of the blanket cylinder 21 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 5, the blanket 61 is arranged at a predetermined position on the surface, in the present embodiment, in an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction (winding direction around the blanket cylinder body 51-circumferential direction), in the axial direction of the blanket cylinder body 51. A concave portion 64 is provided.

  More specifically, the blanket 61 has a base portion 62 that can be fastened to the blanket cylinder body 51 and one elastic layer 63 provided on the surface of the base portion 62, and an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the elastic layer 63. A recess 64 is provided on the surface. Fastening portions 62 a and 62 b to the blanket cylinder main body 51 are formed at the end portion of the base portion 62 in the longitudinal direction.

  In this case, the elastic layer 63 is attached to the surface of the base 62 with an adhesive, and a predetermined position in the longitudinal direction in the elastic layer 63, in this embodiment, an intermediate position in the longitudinal direction is set to a desired thickness along the width direction. The recess 64 is formed by partially cutting away a predetermined thickness while leaving the mark. And the blanket 61 is manufactured by affixing the sealing material 65 between the base 62 and the edge part of the elastic layer 63. FIG.

  Thus, in Example 2, the circumference of the blanket cylinder 21 is set to be twice the circumference of the plate cylinder 22, and the surface of the blanket 61 is axially corresponding to the notch 43 in the plate cylinder 22. The notch part 53 and the recessed part 64 which are along are provided at equal intervals. Accordingly, when the plate cylinder 22 and the blanket cylinder 21 rotate, the notch 43 in the plate cylinder 22 faces the notch 53 and the recess 64 of the blanket cylinder 21 so that the ink scum from the plate cylinder 22 to the blanket cylinder 21 is removed. It is possible to improve the print quality by suppressing the transfer.

  In the blanket 61 of the second embodiment, a base 62 that can be fastened to the blanket cylinder body 51, an elastic layer 63 is provided on the surface of the base 62, and a recess 64 is provided on the surface of the elastic layer 63. Therefore, a predetermined rigidity can be ensured by the base 62, and ink transferability can be ensured by the elastic layer 63. Also, by providing the recess 64 on the surface of the elastic layer 63, the position of the recess 64 can be secured. Can be formed with high accuracy. Furthermore, since the elastic layer 63 is configured by a single member, peeling from the base 62 can be suppressed.

  Moreover, in the manufacturing method of the blanket 61 of Example 2, the elastic layer 63 is provided on the surface of the base 62 that can be fastened to the blanket cylinder main body 51, and a predetermined position in the longitudinal direction of the elastic layer 63 is cut in the width direction. Thus, the recess 64 is formed and manufactured. Therefore, the position of the recess can be formed with high accuracy.

  FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a printing blanket according to a third embodiment of the present invention. The configuration of the blanket cylinder and the plate cylinder on which the printing blanket of this embodiment is mounted is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment described above, and will be described with reference to FIG. Members having similar functions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  In Example 3, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, the plate cylinder 22 is configured by mounting a printing plate 42 on the outer peripheral portion of the plate cylinder main body 41, and a notch 43 along the axial direction is formed on the outer peripheral portion. The plate clamping device 44 is accommodated in the notch 43. On the other hand, the blanket cylinder 21 is configured by mounting a blanket (printing blanket) 71 on the outer periphery of the blanket cylinder main body 51, and a notch 53 along the axial direction is formed on the outer periphery. A fastening device 54 is accommodated.

  The blanket cylinder 21 has a circumference set to twice the circumference of the plate cylinder 22 so that when the blanket cylinder 21 and the plate cylinder 22 rotate synchronously, the notches 43 and 53 always coincide. The rotation phase is set. Further, in the blanket cylinder 21, a concave portion 74 along the axial direction is provided on the surface of the blanket 71 attached to the outer peripheral portion, corresponding to the fastening position of the printing plate 42 in the plate cylinder 22, that is, the notch 43. ing.

  That is, since the circumference of the blanket cylinder 21 is set to be twice the circumference of the plate cylinder 22, when the blanket cylinder 21 makes one revolution, the plate cylinder 22 makes two revolutions. The notch 43 comes to the position facing the outer peripheral surface of the blanket cylinder 21 twice. For this reason, in this embodiment, the ink collected in the vicinity of the notch 43 of the plate cylinder 22 is provided on the outer periphery of the blanket cylinder 21 by providing a plurality of concave portions at equal intervals corresponding to the notch 43 of the plate cylinder 22. The dust is prevented from being transferred to the blanket cylinder 21. Specifically, the blanket cylinder 21 is provided with a recess 74 at a position facing the notch 53 in the circumferential direction by 180 degrees. Therefore, when the plate cylinder 22 and the blanket cylinder 21 rotate synchronously and the blanket cylinder 21 rotates once, the notch portions 53 and the recesses 74 alternately face the notch portions 43 of the plate cylinder 22. The ink residue collected in the vicinity of the notch 43 of the 22 is prevented from being transferred to the blanket cylinder 21.

  Here, the blanket 71 of the blanket cylinder 21 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 6, the blanket 71 is located at a predetermined position on the surface, in the present embodiment, at an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction (winding direction around the blanket cylinder body 51-circumferential direction), and in the axial direction of the blanket cylinder body 51. A concave portion 74 is provided.

  More specifically, the blanket 71 has a base portion 72 that can be fastened to the blanket cylinder body 51, and one elastic layer 73 provided on the surface of the base portion 72 at a predetermined interval in the longitudinal direction. A recess 74 is provided on the surface of the intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction. That is, fastening portions 72a and 72b to the blanket cylinder body 51 are formed at the end portion in the longitudinal direction of the base portion 72, and a concave portion 72c is formed on the surface of the intermediate position in the longitudinal direction, so that a predetermined length is obtained. The thin-walled portion 72d is formed. And the elastic layer 73 is affixed on the surface of the base 72 with an adhesive agent, so that the elastic layer 73 is deformed so as to enter the recess 72c by the thin portion 72d, and the recess 74 is formed. Then, the blanket 71 is manufactured by sticking the sealing material 75 between the base 72 and the end of the elastic layer 73.

  Thus, in Example 3, the circumferential length of the blanket cylinder 21 is set to be twice the circumferential length of the plate cylinder 22, and the surface of the blanket 71 is axially corresponding to the notch 43 in the plate cylinder 22. The notch part 53 and the recessed part 74 which are along are provided at equal intervals. Accordingly, when the plate cylinder 22 and the blanket cylinder 21 rotate, the notch 43 in the plate cylinder 22 and the notch 53 and the recess 74 of the blanket cylinder 21 face each other, so that the ink scum from the plate cylinder 22 to the blanket cylinder 21 is removed. It is possible to improve the print quality by suppressing the transfer.

  Further, in the blanket 71 of the third embodiment, a base 72 that can be fastened to the blanket cylinder main body 51, an elastic layer 73 is provided on the surface of the base 72, a thin portion 72d is provided at a predetermined position in the base 72, and a thin portion 72d is provided. Thus, the elastic layer 73 is deformed to form the recess 74. Therefore, by forming the concave portion 74 in the elastic layer 73 by the thin-walled portion 72d of the base portion 72, the concave portion 74 can be easily formed without changing the shape of the elastic layer 73, and the durability of the elastic layer 73 is improved. can do.

  FIG. 7 is a schematic side view illustrating a blanket cylinder according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

  In the fourth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the blanket cylinder 81 has a blanket (for printing) on the outer peripheral portion of the blanket cylinder main body 82 via a plurality (two in this embodiment) of films (sheets) 83a and 83b. A blanket) 84 is mounted, and a cutout portion 82a along the axial direction is formed in the outer peripheral portion. A blanket fastening device (not shown) is accommodated in the cutout portion 82a. The films 83a and 83b are preferably made of a metal material, a plastic material, nylon (polyamide synthetic fiber), fiber, or the like.

  The blanket cylinder 81 has a circumference set to twice the circumference of a plate cylinder (not shown). When the blanket cylinder 81 and the plate cylinder rotate synchronously, the notch 82a of the blanket cylinder 81 and the notch of the plate cylinder The rotation phase is set so that the parts always coincide. Further, in the blanket cylinder 81, a concave portion 85 is provided on the surface of the blanket 84 attached to the outer peripheral portion, corresponding to the fastening position of the printing plate in the plate cylinder, that is, the notch, along the axial direction.

  That is, since the circumference of the blanket cylinder 81 is set to be twice the circumference of the plate cylinder, when the blanket cylinder 81 makes one revolution, the plate cylinder makes two revolutions. The blanket cylinder 81 comes to the opposite position twice with respect to the outer peripheral surface. For this reason, in the present embodiment, a plurality of concave portions are provided at equal intervals in the outer peripheral portion of the blanket cylinder 81 corresponding to the notches of the plate cylinder, so that the ink residue accumulated in the vicinity of the notches of the plate cylinder is blanket cylinder 81. So that it is not transcribed. Specifically, the blanket cylinder 81 is provided with a recess 85 at a position facing the notch 82a by 180 degrees in the circumferential direction. Accordingly, when the plate cylinder and the blanket cylinder 81 rotate synchronously and the blanket cylinder 81 makes one rotation, the notch portions 82a and the recesses 85 alternately face the notch portions of the plate cylinder, so that the notch portions of the plate cylinder Is prevented from being transferred to the blanket cylinder 81.

  Here, the blanket cylinder 81 will be described in detail. Two films 83a and 83b are attached to the outer peripheral portion of the blanket cylinder body 82 with a predetermined gap in the circumferential direction by an adhesive, and the blanket 84 is attached to the surfaces of the films 83a and 83b, and the fastening portions 84a and 84b. Is fastened by a blanket fastening device for the notch 82a. Therefore, the blanket 84 is deformed toward the center side of the blanket cylinder main body 82 by the gap between the two films 83a and 83b, so that the recess 85 is formed. In this case, since the lengths of the films 83a and 83b in the longitudinal direction are the same, the recess 85 is provided on the surface of the intermediate portion of the blanket 84 in the longitudinal direction.

  Thus, in Example 4, the circumferential length of the blanket cylinder 81 is set to be twice the circumferential length of the plate cylinder, and the notch portion along the axial direction corresponding to the notch portion of the plate cylinder on the surface of the blanket 84 82a and the recessed part 85 are provided at equal intervals. Therefore, when the plate cylinder and the blanket cylinder 81 rotate, the notch portion of the plate cylinder and the notch portion 82a and the recess 85 of the blanket cylinder 81 face each other, thereby suppressing the transfer of ink scum from the plate cylinder to the blanket cylinder 81. Printing quality can be improved.

  In the blanket cylinder 81 of the fourth embodiment, the films 83a and 83b are attached to the outer peripheral portion of the blanket cylinder body 82 with a predetermined gap in the circumferential direction, and the blanket 84 is attached to the surfaces of the films 83a and 83b. The blanket 84 is deformed by the gap 83b to form the recess 85. Therefore, by forming the recess 85 in the blanket 84 by the gap between the films 83a and 83b, the recess 85 can be easily formed without changing the shape of the blanket 84, and the durability of the blanket 84 can be improved. it can.

  In Example 4, the films 83a and 83b are for finely adjusting the outer diameter of the blanket cylinder 81 to adjust the nip with the plate cylinder, but are not limited thereto. It may be a simple sheet.

  FIG. 8 is a schematic side view illustrating a blanket cylinder according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

  In the fifth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the blanket cylinder 91 is configured by mounting a blanket (printing blanket) 93 on the outer periphery of the blanket cylinder main body 92. The blanket 93 has a cylindrical shape and functions as a fastening portion that can be fitted and fastened to the outer peripheral surface of the blanket cylinder main body 92. Specifically, the blanket cylinder main body 92 has a main body portion and a smaller diameter portion smaller than the main body portion, and an air blowing hole is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the small diameter portion. Therefore, after inserting the blanket 93 into the small-diameter portion of the blanket cylinder main body 92, the air is blown out from the air blowing hole to increase the diameter by pressing the blanket 93 from the inside. In this state, the blanket 93 is inserted into the main body portion. By stopping the blowing of air from the blowing hole, the blanket 93 is reduced in diameter and fitted to the blanket cylinder main body 92 (main body portion). In this way, the blanket 93 is fastened to the outer peripheral surface of the blanket cylinder main body 92.

  The blanket cylinder 91 has a circumference set to twice the circumference of a plate cylinder (not shown), and two concave portions 96a and 96b are provided on the surface at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. Is rotated so that the notch of the plate cylinder and the recesses 96a and 96b always coincide with each other when the plate rotates synchronously. In this case, concave portions 96a and 96b along the axial direction are provided on the surface of the blanket 93 attached to the outer peripheral portion of the blanket cylinder 91, corresponding to the fastening position of the printing plate in the plate cylinder, that is, the notch. .

  That is, since the circumferential length of the blanket cylinder 91 is set to be twice the circumferential length of the plate cylinder, when the blanket cylinder 91 makes one rotation, the plate cylinder rotates twice. The blanket cylinder 91 comes to the opposite position twice with respect to the outer peripheral surface. For this reason, in this embodiment, by providing two concave portions 96a and 96b at equal intervals in the outer peripheral portion of the blanket cylinder 91 corresponding to the notch portions of the plate cylinder, ink scum accumulated in the vicinity of the notch portions of the plate cylinder. The blanket cylinder 91 is prevented from being transferred. Specifically, in the blanket cylinder 91, the two concave portions 96a and 96b are provided at positions facing each other by 180 degrees in the circumferential direction. Accordingly, when the plate cylinder and the blanket cylinder 91 rotate synchronously and the blanket cylinder 91 makes one rotation, the recesses 96a and 96b alternately face the notches of the plate cylinder so that the vicinity of the notches of the plate cylinder. It is prevented that the ink residue accumulated in the ink is transferred to the blanket cylinder 91.

  Here, the blanket 93 of the blanket cylinder 91 will be described in detail. The blanket 93 has a cylindrical base portion 94 that can be fastened to the blanket cylinder main body 92, and two elastic layers 95a and 95b provided on the surface of the base portion 94 at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction. The elastic layer 95a , 95b are provided with recesses 96a, 96b at both ends in the longitudinal direction.

  As described above, in the fifth embodiment, the circumferential length of the blanket cylinder 91 is set to be twice the circumferential length of the plate cylinder, and the surface of the blanket 93 corresponds to the notch portion in the plate cylinder and is a recess 96a along the axial direction. 96b are provided at equal intervals. Therefore, when the plate cylinder and the blanket cylinder 91 rotate, the notches in the plate cylinder and the recesses 96a and 96b of the blanket cylinder 91 face each other, thereby suppressing the transfer of ink scum from the plate cylinder to the blanket cylinder 91 for printing. The quality can be improved.

  In the blanket cylinder 91 of the fifth embodiment, a blanket 93 having a cylindrical shape is fitted and fastened to the outer peripheral portion of the blanket cylinder main body 92, and two concave portions 96 a and 96 b are provided on the surface of the blanket 93. Accordingly, the recesses 96a and 96b can be easily formed in the blanket cylinder 91.

  FIG. 9 is a schematic side view illustrating a blanket cylinder according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.

  In the sixth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the blanket cylinder 101 is configured by mounting a plurality of (two in this embodiment) blankets (printing blankets) 103a and 103b on the outer peripheral portion of the blanket cylinder main body 102. Has been. In the blanket cylinder main body 102, two notches 102a and 102b are formed along the circumferential direction at equal intervals along the circumferential direction on the outer periphery, and blanket fastening devices 102c and 102b are formed on the notches 102a and 102b, respectively. 102d is accommodated. And the fastening part provided in each edge part of each blanket 103a, 103b is fastened by corresponding blanket fastening apparatus 102c, 102d, and blanket 103a, 103b is mounted | worn with the blanket cylinder main body 102. FIG.

  In this case, the circumference of the blanket cylinder 101 is set to twice the circumference of a plate cylinder (not shown), and when the blanket cylinder 101 and the plate cylinder rotate synchronously, the notch portion of the plate cylinder and the blanket cylinder 101 The rotation phase is set so that the notches 102a and 102b always coincide.

  That is, since the circumference of the blanket cylinder 101 is set to be twice the circumference of the plate cylinder, when the blanket cylinder 101 makes one revolution, the plate cylinder makes two revolutions. Then, the blanket cylinder 101 comes to the opposite position twice with respect to the outer peripheral surface. Therefore, in this embodiment, the ink collected in the vicinity of the notch portion of the plate cylinder is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the blanket cylinder 101 by providing two notch portions 102a and 102b at equal intervals corresponding to the notch portion of the plate cylinder. The dust is prevented from being transferred to the blanket cylinder 101.

  Thus, in Example 6, the circumferential length of the blanket cylinder 101 is set to be twice the circumferential length of the plate cylinder, and the notches 102a and 102b along the two axial directions correspond to the notches in the plate cylinder. Are provided at equal intervals, and blanket fastening devices 102c and 102d for fastening the ends of the blankets 103a and 103b to the notches 102a and 102b are accommodated. Accordingly, when the plate cylinder and the blanket cylinder 101 rotate, the notch portions of the plate cylinder and the notches 102a and 102b of the blanket cylinder 101 face each other, thereby suppressing the transfer of ink scum from the plate cylinder to the blanket cylinder 101. The print quality can be improved.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the description has been given of the case where the circumference of the blanket cylinder is set to be twice the circumference of the plate cylinder. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. The length can be set to an integral multiple of the circumference of the plate cylinder, and may be three times, four times, or the like. In this case, the number of recesses may be set according to the circumferential length of the blanket cylinder, and a plurality of recesses may be provided at equal intervals in the circumferential direction.

  Further, the printing press of the present invention has been described as applied to a newspaper offset rotary printing press, but it can also be applied to a commercial offset rotary printing press.

  The printing blanket and the manufacturing method thereof, the blanket cylinder, and the printing machine according to the present invention suppress the transfer of the ink scum from the plate cylinder to the blanket cylinder by providing a recess at a predetermined position on the surface of the printing blanket. This is intended to improve the printing quality and can be applied to any printing machine.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Paper feeder 12 Printing apparatus 13 Turn bar apparatus 14 Folding machine 16, 17 Printing unit 21, 31, 81, 91, 101 Blanket cylinder 22, 32 Plate cylinder 41 Plate cylinder main body 42 Printing plate 43 Notch part 44 Clamping apparatus 51, 82, 92, 102 Blanket body 52, 61, 71, 84, 93, 103a, 103b Blanket 53, 102a, 102b Notch (recess)
54, 102c, 102d Blanket fastening device 55, 64, 74, 85, 96a, 96b Recess 56, 62, 72, 94 Base 57a, 57b, 63, 73, 95a, 95b Elastic layer 58, 65, 75 Sealing material 83a, 83b Film W Web (printing medium)

Claims (14)

In a printing blanket that is mounted on the outer periphery of a rotating body and can transfer an ink image to a printing medium,
A printing blanket, wherein a concave portion along the axial direction of the rotating body is provided at a predetermined position on the surface.   It has a sheet shape and has a fastening portion that can be fastened to the rotating body at each end portion in the longitudinal direction, and the concave portions are provided at intermediate positions in the longitudinal direction or at evenly spaced positions in the longitudinal direction. The printing blanket according to claim 1.   The printing blanket according to claim 1, further comprising a fastening portion that has a cylindrical shape and can be fitted and fastened to the rotating body, and a plurality of the concave portions are provided on the surface at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. .   4. The printing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising: a base portion that can be fastened to the rotating body; and an elastic layer provided on a surface of the base portion, wherein the concave portion is provided on a surface of the elastic layer. blanket.   It has a base part that can be fastened to the rotating body, and a plurality of elastic layers provided at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction on the surface of the base part, and the recesses are provided between the plurality of elastic layers. The printing blanket according to claim 2 or 3.   A base portion that can be fastened to the rotating body; and an elastic layer provided on a surface of the base portion, wherein a thin portion is provided at a predetermined position in the base portion, and the elastic layer is deformed by the thin portion and the concave portion The printing blanket according to claim 2, wherein the printing blanket is formed. In a printing blanket that is mounted on the outer periphery of a rotating body and can transfer an ink image to a printing medium,
An elastic layer is provided on the surface of the base portion that can be fastened to the rotating body, and a predetermined position in the longitudinal direction of the elastic layer is cut in the width direction, thereby forming a recess and manufacturing the printing blanket. A method for manufacturing a printing blanket. In a printing blanket that is mounted on the outer periphery of a rotating body and can transfer an ink image to a printing medium,
A blanket for printing is manufactured by forming concave portions along the width direction by providing elastic layers at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction on the surface of the base portion that can be fastened to the rotating body. Method. In a blanket cylinder in which the ink image transferred from the plate cylinder in synchronization with the plate cylinder can be transferred to a printing medium, and the circumference is set to an integral multiple of the circumference of the plate cylinder,
A blanket cylinder, wherein a plurality of concave portions along the axial direction are provided on the surface at equal intervals corresponding to the fastening positions of the printing plates in the plate cylinder.   Each end portion in the longitudinal direction of the blanket having a sheet shape is fastened to the outer peripheral portion of the blanket body, and at least one of the plurality of recesses fastens each end of the blanket to the body body. The blanket cylinder according to claim 9, wherein the fastening mechanism is accommodated, and the remaining recess is provided on a surface of the blanket.   The blanket cylinder according to claim 9, wherein a blanket having a cylindrical shape is fitted and fastened to an outer peripheral portion of the blanket cylinder body, and the plurality of recesses are provided on a surface of the blanket. .   A plurality of sheets are mounted on the outer peripheral portion of the blanket cylinder body with a predetermined gap in the circumferential direction, blankets are mounted on the surfaces of the plurality of sheets, and the blanket is deformed by the gaps of the plurality of sheets to form the recesses. The blanket cylinder according to claim 9.   The circumferential length of the recess is set longer than the circumferential length of a notch formed in a fastening portion of a printing plate in the plate cylinder. Blanket cylinder as described in. A plate cylinder on which the printing plate is mounted;
A blanket cylinder capable of transferring an ink image transferred from the plate cylinder by rotating in synchronization with the plate cylinder to which a blanket is mounted;
In a printing press comprising:
The circumference of the blanket cylinder is set to an integral multiple of the circumference of the plate cylinder,
A printing machine, wherein a plurality of concave portions along the axial direction are provided at equal intervals on the surface of the blanket corresponding to the fastening position of the printing plate in the plate cylinder.

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