Patent · US Expired

Gravure printing cylinders

US4007680A · kind A · utility

18Cited by
13References
5Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 3, 1974
Grant dateFeb 15, 1977
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 3, 1994

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41N1/22
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The printing surface of the cylinder is constituted of an Epon resin on which has been mechanically provided the desired images to be printed. The printing cylinder is preferably a hollow cylinder having a cylindrical body formed of a layer of a wound fabric impregnated with a phenolic resin. The hollow cylinder and the shaft and end flanges of the cylinder are constructed to provide a sturdy printing cylinder, into the hollow interior of the body of which, the inks used in printing cannot seep.

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