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(11) EP 0 113 925 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
11.03.1987 Bulletin 1987/11

(43) Date of publication A2:
25.07.1984 Bulletin 1984/30

(21) Application number: 83113263

(22) Date of filing: 31.12.1983
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT

(30) Priority: 07.01.1983 JP 45983

(71) Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
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(72) Inventors:
  • Kushibe, Hiromoto
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  • Kamaishi, Tadami
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  • Kitagawa, Takao
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(54) Direct printing plate for waterless planographic printing and utilizing thereof


(57) A direct plate for waterless planographic printing is disclosed.
this plate has a base with an ink-repelling silicone layer laminated on the front surface thereof. The rear surface of the base is colored so as to have an optical density of not less than 0.3.
The plate is used by forming an image with an image-forming material on the silicone layer, and heating at least the layer of coloring material on the base with radiation to fuse the image-forming material to the surface of the silicone layer.





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