SEAMLESS MULTILAYER PRINTING BLANKET AND METHOD FOSEAMLESS MULTILAYER PRINTING BLANKET AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME R MAKING THE SAME

摘要

A novel mutlilayered sleeve-like printing blanket is mountable on gapless cylinders or tubular blanket carriers, thereby minimizing vibration when operated at high rotational speeds. An exemplary printing blanket comprises a seamless outer printing surface layer; at least one reinforced elastomer layer, the elastomer layer being reinforced by fibers substantiall y parallel with the inward and outward sides of the cylindrical tube defined b y the reinforced elastomer layer; and a resiliently compressible layer. The oriented fibers reinforce the elastomer layer such that the modulus of elasticity in the circumferential direction of rotation is increased. Exemplary methods for forming one or more of the layers are also disclosed herein.