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AssigneeDay International, Inc.
InventorsRobert L. Andrew, Philip K. Loyer, Dawn Kopecky, Michael E. McLean, Edward P. Dzierzynski, Dennis R. Wolters
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A flexible image transfer blanket is provided which has a non-extensible backing which is easy to mount onto conventional blanket cylinders, which requires no packing (but which can be used with packing), which does not need to be retensioned during operation, and which prints to the gap better than conventional fabric-reinforced blankets. The image transfer blanket is adapted to be mounted onto a blanket cylinder and includes first and second ends, with at least one of the first and second ends being adapted to be inserted into an axially-extending gap in the blanket cylinder. The blanket includes a image transfer surface layer, at least one woven fabric ply, and a non-extensible base layer. The at least one woven fabric ply includes both warp and weft fibers, with the weft fibers being oriented so that when the blanket is mounted on the blanket cylinder the weft fibers extend circumferentially about the blanket cylinder.
An image transfer blanket for a blanket cylinder which includes an axially-extending gap, said blanket including first and second ends, with at least one of said first and second ends being adapted to be inserted into said axially-extending gap in said blanket cylinder, said blanket comprising an image transfer surface layer, at least one woven fabric ply, and a nonextensible base layer, said at least one woven fabric ply including warp and weft fibers, said weft fibers being oriented so that when said blanket is mounted on said blanket cylinder said weft fibers extend circumferentially about said blanket cylinder.
An image transfer blanket for a blanket cylinder which includes an axially-extending gap, said blanket comprising an image transfer surface layer, a compressible layer, a first woven fabric ply positioned between said image transfer surface layer and said compressible layer, a nonextensible base layer, and at least a second woven fabric ply positioned between said compressible layer and said base layer,
An image transfer blanket for a blanket cylinder which includes an axially-extending gap, said blanket including first and second ends, with at least one of said first and second ends being adapted to be inserted into said axially-extending gap in said blanket cylinder, said blanket comprising an image transfer surface layer, at least one woven fabric ply, and a nonextensible base layer, said at least one woven fabric ply including warp and weft fibers, said weft fibers being oriented so that when said blanket is mounted on said blanket cylinder said weft fibers extend circumferentially about said blanket cylinder, said nonextensible base layer extending beyond said image transfer surface layer and said woven fabric ply at at least one end thereof.
An image transfer blanket for a blanket cylinder which includes an axially-extending gap, said blanket including first and second ends, with at least one of said first and second ends being adapted to be inserted into said axially-extending gap in said blanket cylinder, said blanket comprising an image transfer surface layer, at least one woven fabric ply, and a nonextensible base layer, said at least one woven fabric ply including warp and weft fibers, said weft fibers being oriented so that when said blanket is mounted on said blanket cylinder said weft fibers extend circumferentially about said blanket cylinder, said image transfer surface layer and said woven fabric ply extending beyond said nonextensible base layer at at least one end thereof.
A smash-resistant image transfer blanket for a blanket cylinder which includes an axially-extending gap, said blanket including first and second ends, with at least one of said first and second ends being adapted to be inserted into said axially-extending gap in said blanket cylinder, said blanket comprising an image transfer surface layer, at least one woven fabric ply, and a nonextensible base layer, said at least one woven fabric ply being impregnated with an elastomeric composition and including warp and weft fibers, said weft fibers being oriented so that when said blanket is mounted on said blanket cylinder said weft fibers extend circumferentially about said blanket cylinder.
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