Tire
An object of the present invention is to provide a tire having a good mold releasability even though the tire has a sipe with a complicated shape such as a three-dimensional shape and with abrasion resistance and wet grip performance maintained or improved. The tire comprises a cap tread, wherein the cap tread is composed of a rubber composition comprising 0.20 parts by mass or more of C40-C70 branched alkane based on 100 parts by mass of a rubber component and having 0.16 or less of tan δ at 30° C., and wherein the cap tread has a sipe with a three-dimensional shape or a sipe with a portion of a maximum cross-sectional area inside a surface of the tread, and wherein the maximum cross-sectional area is 1.1 times or more the minimum cross-sectional area.
1. A tire comprising a cap tread,
wherein the cap tread is composed of a rubber composition comprising 0.30 to 3.0 parts by mass of C40-C70 branched alkane and 0.20 to 1.0 parts by mass of C20-C32 linear alkane based on 100 parts by mass of a rubber component and having 0.16 or less of tan δ at 30° C.,
wherein the rubber component comprises a butadiene rubber,
wherein the total content of silica and carbon black in the rubber composition is 40 to 110 parts by mass,
wherein the cap tread has a sipe with a three-dimensional shape or a sipe with a portion of a maximum cross-sectional area and a minimum cross sectional area inside a surface of the tread,
wherein the maximum cross-sectional area is 1.1 times or more the minimum cross-sectional area, and
wherein rubber composition further comprises 0.15 to 1.42 parts by mass of C45 or more linear alkane.
2. The tire of claim 1 , wherein the tan δ at 30° C. of the rubber composition is 0.14 or less.
3. The tire of claim 1 , wherein the rubber composition comprises 0.40 to 2.5 parts by mass of C40-C70 branched alkane.
4. The tire of claim 1 , wherein the rubber composition comprises 7.0 parts by mass or more of process oil.
5. The tire of claim 1 , wherein the rubber component comprises 60% by mass or more of styrene butadiene rubber.
6. The tire of claim 1 , wherein the butadiene rubber has a content of cis-1,4 bond of less than 50%.
7. A tire comprising a cap tread,
wherein the cap tread is composed of a rubber composition comprising 0.30 to 3.0 parts by mass of C40-C70 branched alkane based on 100 parts by mass of a rubber component and having 0.16 or less of tan δ at 30° C.,
wherein the rubber composition comprises 20 parts by mass or less of a resin component,
wherein the rubber component comprises 70% to 85% by mass of styrene butadiene rubber,
wherein the total content of silica and carbon black in the rubber composition is 40 to 110 parts by mass,
wherein the cap tread has a sipe with a three-dimensional shape or a sipe with a portion of a maximum cross-sectional area and a portion of minimum cross sectional area inside a surface of the tread,
wherein a maximum cross-sectional area is 1.1 times or more the minimum cross-sectional area,
wherein the rubber component comprises 15 to 30% by mass of butadiene rubber, and
wherein the rubber composition further comprises 0.15 to 1.42 parts by mass of C45 or more linear alkane.
8. The tire of claim 7 , wherein the tan δ at 30° C. of the rubber composition is 0.14 or less.
9. The tire of claim 7 , wherein the rubber composition comprises 0.40 to 2.5 parts by mass of C40-C70 branched alkane.
10. The tire of claim 7 , wherein the rubber composition comprises 0.20 to 1.0 parts by mass of C20-C32 linear alkane.
11. The tire of claim 7 , wherein the rubber composition comprises 7.0 parts by mass or more of process oil.
12. The tire of claim 7 , wherein the butadiene rubber has a content of cis-1,4 bond of less than 50%.
13. A tire comprising a cap tread,
wherein the cap tread is composed of a rubber composition comprising 0.30 to 3.0 parts by mass of C40-C70 branched alkane and 7.0 parts by mass or more of process oil based on 100 parts by mass of a rubber component and having 0.16 or less of tan δ at 30° C.,
wherein the rubber composition comprises 20 parts by mass or less of a resin component,
wherein the rubber component comprises a butadiene rubber,
wherein the total content of silica and carbon black in the rubber composition is 70 to 110 parts by mass,
wherein the cap tread has a sipe with a three-dimensional shape or a sipe with a portion of a maximum cross-sectional area and a portion of a minimum cross-sectional area inside a surface of the tread,
wherein a maximum cross-sectional area is 1.1 times or more the minimum cross-sectional area,
wherein the content of silica in the rubber composition is 70 to 100 parts by mass, and
wherein the rubber composition further comprises 0.15 to 1.42 parts by mass of C45 or more linear alkane.
14. The tire of claim 13 , wherein the tan δ at 30° C. of the rubber composition is 0.14 or less.
15. The tire of claim 13 , wherein the rubber composition comprises 0.40 to 2.5 parts by mass of C40-C70 branched alkane.
16. The tire of claim 13 , wherein the rubber composition comprises 0.20 to 1.0 parts by mass of C20-C32 linear alkane.
17. The tire of claim 13 , wherein the rubber component comprises 60% by mass or more of styrene butadiene rubber.
18. The tire of claim 13 , wherein the butadiene rubber has a content of cis-1,4 bond of less than 50%.