IP Library Granted Patent US 12673517
Granted Patent B2
US 12673517 · App. 18/127,685 · Granted Jul 7, 2026

Rubber composition for tire tread and tire

Inventor: Yasuhiro Hishikawa (Itami, JP)
Assignee: TOYO TIRE CORPORATION
B60C1/0016C08K3/36C08K5/548C08L9/06C08L91/00C08L2205/025C08L2205/03
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Patent No.
US 12673517
App. No.
18/127,685
Granted
Jul 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A rubber composition for a tire tread according to an embodiment includes, per 100 parts by mass of a diene rubber including 30 to 85 parts by mass of a styrene butadiene rubber and 15 to 70 parts by mass of a butadiene rubber and having an average glass transition temperature of −57° C. or less: 90 to 150 parts by mass of silica; 5 to 30 parts by mass of an oil; and 10 parts by mass or more and less than 40 parts by mass of a thermoplastic resin having a softening point of 40° C. or more. In the rubber composition, the total content of the oil and the thermoplastic resin is less than 45 parts by mass, and the oil content is less than 20 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of silica.

Claims (35)

1 . A rubber composition for a tire tread, comprising, per 100 parts by mass of a diene rubber including 30 to 85 parts by mass of a styrene butadiene rubber and 15 to 70 parts by mass of a butadiene rubber and having an average glass transition temperature of −57° C. or less,

90 to 150 parts by mass of silica;

5 to 30 parts by mass of an oil; and

10 parts by mass or more and less than 40 parts by mass of a thermoplastic resin having a softening point of 40° C. or more, wherein

the total content of the oil and the thermoplastic resin is less than 45 parts by mass, and the content of the oil is 20 parts by mass or less per 100 parts by mass of the silica.

2 . The rubber composition for a tire tread according to claim 1 , further comprising 5 to 20 parts by mass of a thioester group-containing silane coupling agent per 100 parts by mass of the silica.

3 . The rubber composition for a tire tread according to claim 1 , wherein the styrene butadiene rubber includes a modified solution-polymerized styrene butadiene rubber.

4 . The rubber composition for a tire tread according to claim 2 , wherein the styrene butadiene rubber includes a modified solution-polymerized styrene butadiene rubber.

5 . The rubber composition for a tire tread according to claim 1 , wherein the butadiene rubber has a cis-1,4 bond content of 90 mass % or more.

6 . The rubber composition for a tire tread according to claim 1 , wherein the butadiene rubber has a cis-1,4 bond content of 96 mass % or more and a vinyl group content of 1.0 mass % or less.

7 . A rubber composition for a tire tread, comprising, per 100 parts by mass of a diene rubber including 30 to 85 parts by mass of a styrene butadiene rubber and 15 to 70 parts by mass of a butadiene rubber and having an average glass transition temperature of −57° C. or less,

90 to 150 parts by mass of silica;

5 to 30 parts by mass of an oil; and

10 parts by mass or more and less than 40 parts by mass of a thermoplastic resin having a softening point of 40° C. or more, wherein

the total content of the oil and the thermoplastic resin is less than 45 parts by mass, and the content of the oil is 20 parts by mass or less per 100 parts by mass of the silica,

wherein 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber includes:

as the styrene butadiene rubber, 40 to 70 parts by mass of a modified solution-polymerized styrene butadiene rubber having a glass transition temperature of −75 to −45° C. and 10 to 30 parts by mass of an unmodified styrene butadiene rubber having a glass transition temperature of −80 to −50° C.; and

15 to 40 parts by mass of the butadiene rubber.

8 . A rubber composition for a tire tread, comprising, per 100 parts by mass of a diene rubber including 30 to 85 parts by mass of a styrene butadiene rubber and 15 to 70 parts by mass of a butadiene rubber and having an average glass transition temperature of −57° C. or less,

90 to 150 parts by mass of silica;

5 to 30 parts by mass of an oil; and

10 parts by mass or more and less than 40 parts by mass of a thermoplastic resin having a softening point of 40° C. or more, wherein

the total content of the oil and the thermoplastic resin is less than 45 parts by mass, and the content of the oil is 20 parts by mass or less per 100 parts by mass of the silica, wherein 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber includes:

as the styrene butadiene rubber, 15 to 45 parts by mass of a modified solution-polymerized styrene butadiene rubber having a glass transition temperature of −40 to ˜10° C. and 35 to 65 parts by mass of a modified solution-polymerized styrene butadiene rubber having a glass transition temperature of −75 to −45° C.; and

15 to 35 parts by mass of the butadiene rubber.

9 . The rubber composition for a tire tread according to claim 1 , wherein the thermoplastic resin is at least one selected from the group consisting of a terpene-based resin, a styrene-based resin, a petroleum resin, a rosin-based resin, and a coumarone-based resin.

10 . The rubber composition for a tire tread according to claim 1 , wherein the content of the thermoplastic resin is 10 to 30 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the silica.

11 . A tire having a tread made using the rubber composition for a tire tread according to claim 1 .

12 . A tire having a tread made using the rubber composition for a tire tread according to claim 2 .

13 . A tire having a tread made using the rubber composition for a tire tread according to claim 3 .

14 . A tire having a tread made using the rubber composition for a tire tread according to claim 4 .

15 . The tire according to claim 11 , being an all-season tire.

16 . The tire according to claim 11 , being a winter tire.

17 . A tire having a tread made using the rubber composition for a tire tread according to claim 7 .

18 . A tire having a tread made using the rubber composition for a tire tread according to claim 8 .