Global Patent Index - EP 0009360 B2

EP 0009360 B2 19910320 - MANUFACTURE OF PRINTING SLEEVES

Title (en)

MANUFACTURE OF PRINTING SLEEVES

Publication

EP 0009360 B2 19910320 (EN)

Application

EP 79301857 A 19790910

Priority

GB 7836626 A 19780913

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0009360A1] An all metal printing sleeve having a slight internal taper for fitting to a similarly tapered printing roll, applying air under pressure to outlets intermediate the ends of the roll to expand the sleeve slightly. The sleeve has an inner metal layer (41), e.g. of copper or zinc, and an outer electroplated metal layer (42), e.g. of copper. The inner layer may be sprayed in molten form onto a forming mandrel (38) having a slight taper and provided with a release coating (39). The sleeve may be removed from the forming mandrel by applying air under pressure to outlet holes (22) in the mandrel. A sprayed-on first layer may be transferred from the forming mandrel to a plating mandrel by heating the sleeve to expand it slightly.

IPC 1-7

B41C 1/18; B41N 1/20

IPC 8 full level

B41C 1/18 (2006.01); B41N 1/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41C 1/182 (2013.01); B41N 1/20 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0009360 A1 19800402; EP 0009360 B1 19840201; EP 0009360 B2 19910320; DE 2966610 D1 19840308; GB 2031801 A 19800430; GB 2031801 B 19821027; JP S5559992 A 19800506

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 79301857 A 19790910; DE 2966610 T 19790910; GB 7931298 A 19790910; JP 11681179 A 19790913