IP Library Granted Patent US 9,580,569
Granted Patent B2
US 9,580,569 · App. 14/770,439 · Granted Feb 28, 2017

Rubber composition for tire for heavy loads, and pneumatic tire

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Patent No.
US 9,580,569
App. No.
14/770,439
Granted
Feb 28, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A rubber composition for a tire for heavy loads of the present technology comprises: diene rubber containing at least 60% by mass of natural rubber; silica; carbon black; and a silane coupling agent. The silane coupling agent is polysiloxane represented by a specific average compositional formula. The content of the silica is from 5 to 50 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber. The content of the carbon black is from 5 to 40 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber. The total content of the silica and the carbon black (R) is from 30 to 70 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber. The content of the silane coupling agent is from 2 to 20% by mass of the silica content.

Claims (27)

1. A rubber composition for a tire for heavy loads comprising: diene rubber (P) containing at least 60% by mass of natural rubber; silica (Q); carbon black (R); and a silane coupling agent (S);

the silane coupling agent (S) being polysiloxane represented by an average compositional formula of formula (1) below;

a content of the silica (Q) being from 5 to 50 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber (P);

a content of the carbon black (R) being from 5 to 40 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber (P);

a total content of the silica (Q) and the carbon black (R) being from 30 to 70 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber (P); and

a content of the silane coupling agent (S) being from 2 to 20% by mass relative to the content of the silica (Q):

(A) a (B) b (C) c (D) d (E) e SiO (4-2a-b-c-d-e)/2   (1)

wherein, A represents a divalent organic group having a sulfide group; B represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group having from 5 to 10 carbons; C represents a hydrolyzable group; D represents an organic group having a mercapto group; E represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 4 carbons; and a to e satisfy relationships of formulas: 0≦a<1, 0≦b<1, 0<c<3, 0<d<1, 0≦e<2, and 0<2a+b+c+d+e<4; however, one of either a or b is not 0.

2. The rubber composition for a tire for heavy loads according to claim 1 , wherein a nitrogen adsorption specific surface area of the carbon black (R) is from 60 to 150 m 2 /g.

3. The rubber composition for a tire for heavy loads according to claim 1 , wherein, in the formula (1), a is greater than 0.

4. The rubber composition for a tire for heavy loads according to claim 1 , wherein, in the formula (1), b is greater than 0.

5. The rubber composition for a tire for heavy loads according to claim 1 , wherein the rubber composition is used for a tire tread.

6. The rubber composition for a tire for heavy loads according to claim 1 , wherein the rubber composition is used for a bead filler.

7. A pneumatic tire produced by using the rubber composition for a tire for heavy loads described in claim 1 .

8. A pneumatic tire produced by using the rubber composition for a tire for heavy loads described in claim 1 for a tire tread.

9. A pneumatic tire produced by using the rubber composition for a tire for heavy loads described in claim 1 for a bead filler.

10. The rubber composition for a tire for heavy loads according to claim 2 , wherein, in the formula (1), a is greater than 0.

11. The rubber composition for a tire for heavy loads according to claim 2 , wherein, in the formula (1), b is greater than 0.

12. The rubber composition for a tire for heavy loads according to claim 2 , wherein the rubber composition is used for a tire tread.

13. The rubber composition for a tire for heavy loads according to claim 2 , wherein the rubber composition is used for a bead filler.

14. A pneumatic tire produced by using the rubber composition for a tire for heavy loads described in claim 2 .

15. A pneumatic tire produced by using the rubber composition for a tire for heavy loads described in claim 2 for a tire tread.

16. A pneumatic tire produced by using the rubber composition for a tire for heavy loads described in claim 2 for a bead filler.

17. The rubber composition for a tire for heavy loads according to claim 3 , wherein, in the formula (1), b is greater than 0.

18. The rubber composition for a tire for heavy loads according to claim 3 , wherein the rubber composition is used for a tire tread.

19. The rubber composition for a tire for heavy loads according to claim 3 , wherein the rubber composition is used for a bead filler.

20. A pneumatic tire produced by using the rubber composition for a tire for heavy loads described in claim 3 .

Assignments (2)
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 Oct 13, 2015
From: KAMAHORI, AYAKO; TAKEUCHI, MIZUKI
To: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 036783/0422 →