IP Library Granted Patent US 8,722,781
Granted Patent B2
US 8,722,781 · App. 11/569,916 · Granted May 13, 2014

Rubber composition for tire and pneumatic tire made therefrom

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Patent No.
US 8,722,781
App. No.
11/569,916
Granted
May 13, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A rubber composition for a tire containing 100 parts by weight of a rubber, 1 to 30 parts by weight of a polyether (E1) having the formula (I): R 1 —{(OCH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 ) m (OA) n —OH} q   (I) wherein R 1 is a residue of a C 1 to C 24 compound having 1-6 hydroxyl groups, from which at least one hydroxyl group is removed, A Ls a C 2 to C 24 alkylene group other than a 1,4-butylene group, q is an integer of 1 to 6, and m and n are independently integers of 1 to 600, and/or the derivative thereof (E2) and 10 to 180 parts by weight of a filler, which is excellent in processability, silica dispersability abrasion resistance and wet braking performance, etc.

Claims (13)

1. A pneumatic tire using, as a tread thereof, a rubber composition comprising:

(1) 100 parts by weight of a rubber selected from the group consisting of natural rubber, butadiene rubbers, styrene-butadiene rubbers, and polyisoprene,

(2) 1 to 30 parts by weight of

(a) a polyether (E1) having the formula (I):

R 1 —{(OCH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 ) m (OA) n —OH} q   (I)

wherein R 1 is a residue of a C 1 to C 24 compound having 1 to 6 hydroxyl groups, from which at least one hydroxyl group is removed, A is a C 2 to C 24 alkylene group other than a 1,4-butylene group, q is an integer of 1 to 6 and m and n are independently integers of 1 to 600 and having an HLB of 10 or less and a weight average molecular weight of 500 to 30,000 , and/or

(b) the derivative thereof (E2), which is an alkyletherized product or linear aliphatic carboxylic acid esterified product of said polyether (E1) or

(c) a reaction product of polyether (E1) and a polyisocyanate or polyhalide; wherein said esterified product is an esterified product obtained from a reaction of the polyether (E1) with at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a C 2 to C 22 linear aliphatic carboxylic acid, C 2 to C 22 linear aliphatic carboxylic acid anhydride, a carboxylic acid linear alkyl ester having a C 1 to C 4 linear alkyl group, and a C 2 to C 22 carboxylic acid halide,

(3) 30 to 100 parts by weight of a filler including silica; and

(4) a vulcanization accelerator selected from the group consisting of aldehyde-ammonia-amine-based, thiourea-based, guanidine-based, thiazole-based, sulfenamide-based, dithiocarbamine acid salt-based, xaritogen acid salt-based, and dithiophosphoric acid salt-based vulcanization accelerators.

2. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein said component (2) is selected from the group consisting of THF/EO random adducts of 1,4-butanediol (E1), THF/PO random addition products of lauryl alcohol (E2) and esters derived from the polyether E2.

3. The pneumatic tire according to claim 2 , wherein said filler further includes carbon black.

4. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein said filler further includes carbon black.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS FOR ASSIGNEE Recorded Nov 18, 2023
From: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
To: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065626/0740 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 6, 2007
From: KAMEDA, YOSHIHIRO; YAMADA, YASUHIRO; YAMAKAWA, SATORU; OKAMOTO, TSUYOSHI
To: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 019524/0859 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 27, 2006
From: OHTORII, HIIZU
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 018551/0824 →