IP Library Granted Patent US 9,725,525
Granted Patent B2
US 9,725,525 · App. 15/115,099 · Granted Aug 8, 2017

Rubber composition, modified polymer, and tire

Inventors: Ryota Takahashi (Hiratsuka, JP); Manabu Kato (Hiratsuka, JP); Takahiro Okamatsu (Hiratsuka, JP); Yoshiaki Kirino (Hiratsuka, JP)
Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
C08C19/22B60C1/00B60C1/0016B60C1/0025C08F8/30C08F36/04C08F136/06C08F136/08C08L9/06C08F2500/21
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Patent No.
US 9,725,525
App. No.
15/115,099
Granted
Aug 8, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a modified polymer that can realize a rubber composition having excellent low heat build-up and that has excellent productivity, a rubber composition containing the modified polymer, and a tire produced using the rubber composition. The modified polymer of the present invention is obtained by reacting a modifier having a nitrone group and a carboxy group with a conjugated diene polymer not containing a tetrasubstituted olefin and/or a trisubstituted olefin.

Claims (22)

1. A rubber composition comprising a diene-based rubber and a modified polymer, the modified polymer being a modified polymer obtained by reacting a modifier having a nitrone group and a carboxy group with a conjugated diene polymer not containing a tetrasubstituted olefin and/or a trisubstituted olefin, and the modified polymer having a five-membered ring structure which is formed by a cycloaddition reaction between an unsaturated bond of the conjugated diene polymer and the nitrone group of the modifier and is represented by one of Formula (1) or (2)

2. The rubber composition according to claim 1 , wherein the modifier is a nitrone represented by Formula (a):

wherein, m and n each independently represent an integer of 0 to 5, and a sum of m and n is 1 or greater.

3. The rubber composition according to claim 1 , wherein the modifier is at least one type of a nitrone compound selected from the group consisting of N-phenyl-α-(4-carboxyphenyl)nitrone, N-phenyl-α-(3-carboxyphenyl)nitrone, N-phenyl-α-(2-carboxyphenyl)nitrone, N-(4-carboxyphenyl)-α-phenylnitrone, N-(3-carboxyphenyl)-α-phenylnitrone, and N-(2-carboxyphenyl)-α-phenylnitrone.

4. The rubber composition according to claim 1 , wherein the conjugated diene polymer is at least one type selected from the group consisting of butadiene rubber, styrene-butadiene rubber, and nitrile rubber.

5. The rubber composition according to claim 1 , wherein an amount of the modifier is from 0.01 to 2.0 mol % of double bonds of the conjugated diene polymer.

6. The rubber composition according to claim 1 , wherein an amount of the modifier is more than 1 mass % with respect to the conjugated diene polymer.

7. A tire comprising the rubber composition described in claim 1 .

8. A modified polymer obtained by reacting a modifier having a nitrone group and a carboxy group with a conjugated diene polymer not containing a tetrasubstituted olefin and/or a trisubstituted olefin, the modified polymer having a five-membered ring structure which is formed by a cycloaddition reaction between an unsaturated bond of the conjugated diene polymer and the nitrone group of the modifier and is represented by one of Formula (1) or (2)

9. The modified polymer according to claim 8 , wherein the modifier is a nitrone represented by Formula (a):

wherein, m and n each independently represent an integer of 0 to 5, and a sum of m and n is 1 or greater.

10. The modified polymer according to claim 8 , wherein the modifier is at least one type of a nitrone compound selected from the group consisting of N-phenyl-α-(4-carboxyphenyl)nitrone, N-phenyl-α-(3-carboxyphenyl)nitrone, N-phenyl-α-(2-carboxyphenyl)nitrone, N-(4-carboxyphenyl)-α-phenylnitrone, N-(3-carboxyphenyl)-α-phenylnitrone, and N-(2-carboxyphenyl)-α-phenylnitrone.

11. The modified polymer according to claim 8 , wherein the conjugated diene polymer is at least one type selected from the group consisting of butadiene rubber, styrene-butadiene rubber, and nitrile rubber.

12. The modified polymer according to claim 8 , wherein an amount of the modifier is from 0.01 to 2.0 mol % of double bonds of the conjugated diene polymer.

13. The modified polymer according to claim 8 , wherein an amount of the modifier is more than 1 mass % with respect to the conjugated diene polymer.

14. The rubber composition according to claim 2 , wherein the modifier is at least one type of a nitrone compound selected from the group consisting of N-phenyl-α-(4-carboxyphenyl)nitrone, N-phenyl-α-(3-carboxyphenyl)nitrone, N-phenyl-α-(2-carboxyphenyl)nitrone, N-(4-carboxyphenyl)-α-phenylnitrone, N-(3-carboxyphenyl)-α-phenylnitrone, and N-(2-carboxyphenyl)-α-phenylnitrone.

15. The rubber composition according to claim 2 , wherein the conjugated diene polymer is at least one type selected from the group consisting of butadiene rubber, styrene-butadiene rubber, and nitrile rubber.

16. The rubber composition according to claim 2 , wherein an amount of the modifier is from 0.01 to 2.0 mol % of double bonds of the conjugated diene polymer.

17. The rubber composition according to claim 2 , wherein an amount of the modifier is more than 1 mass % with respect to the conjugated diene polymer.

18. A tire comprising the rubber composition described in claim 2 .

19. The modified polymer according to claim 9 , wherein the modifier is at least one type of a nitrone compound selected from the group consisting of N-phenyl-α-(4-carboxyphenyl)nitrone, N-phenyl-α-(3-carboxyphenyl)nitrone, N-phenyl-α-(2-carboxyphenyl)nitrone, N-(4-carboxyphenyl)-α-phenylnitrone, N-(3-carboxyphenyl)-α-phenylnitrone, and N-(2-carboxyphenyl)-α-phenylnitrone.

20. The modified polymer according to claim 9 , wherein the conjugated diene polymer is at least one type selected from the group consisting of butadiene rubber, styrene-butadiene rubber, and nitrile rubber.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE SPELLING OF THE FOURTH INVENTOR'S NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 039283 FRAME 0595. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Aug 2, 2016
From: TAKAHASHI, RYOTA; KATO, MANABU; OKAMATSU, TAKAHIRO; KIRINO, YOSHIAKI
To: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 039590/0570 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 28, 2016
From: TAKAHASHI, RYOTA; KATO, MANABU; OKAMATSU, TAKAHIRO; KIRKINO, YOSHIAKI
To: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 039283/0595 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-016762 · Jan 31, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170002101A1 · Jan 5, 2017