摘要:
This invention discloses a tire having enhanced wet traction and ice traction characteristics. These tires are comprised of a generally toroidal-shaped carcass with an outer circumferential tread, two spaced beads, at least one ply extending from bead to bead and sidewalls extending radially from and connecting said tread to said beads, wherein said tread is adapted to be ground-contacting, wherein the tread includes at least one circumferential groove which separates circumferential ribs, each circumferential groove having two sides and a base therebetween, and wherein the sides of each circumferential groove are comprised of a rubbery composition that includes silicate microflakes which are substantially aligned in an orientation which is parallel with the sides of the grooves.
摘要:
Pneumatic rubber tire with an outer, circumferential tread comprised of specialized cis 1,4-polybutadiene rubber based silica/carbon black reinforced rubber composition.
摘要:
The present invention reveals a tire having a tread that is comprised of (1) 30 phr to 80 phr of a non-random styrene-butadiene rubber comprised of polymer chains that are derived from styrene and 1,3-butadiene, wherein from about 10 weight percent to about 50 weight percent of the repeat units in the styrene-butadiene rubber are derived from styrene, wherein from about 60 weight percent to about 90 weight percent of the repeat units in the styrene-butadiene rubber are derived from 1,3-butadiene, wherein from about 30 weight percent to about 50 weight percent of the styrene repeat units are in sequences containing 5 to 20 styrene repeat units, wherein the bound styrene content found in the first half of the polymer chains differs from the bound styrene content found in the second half of the polymer chains by at least 5 weight percent, wherein the styrene-butadiene rubber has a 1,2-vinyl content which is within the range of about 8 percent to about 20 percent, wherein the styrene-butadiene rubber has a number average molecular weight which is within the range of 200,000 to 475,000, and wherein the styrene-butadiene rubber has a glass transition temperature which is within the range of −82° C. to −50° C. and (2) 20 phr to 70 phr of polybutadiene. The tire tread formulation can optionally contain silica and lignin.
摘要:
The invention relates to a tire with a tread. The tread is composed of at least two defined elastomers having Tg's spaced apart by at least 55° C. to the exclusion of elastomers having Tg's between −30° and −85° C. The tread composition can be reinforced with either carbon black or a combination of carbon black and silica reinforcing fillers.
摘要:
This invention relates to a tire tread compound that is easily processable which can be used to improve the treadwear, rolling resistance and traction characteristics of tires. The tire tread compounds of this invention are a blend of tin-coupled polybutadiene, high vinyl polybutadiene and natural rubber. This blend of low glass transition temperature rubber and high glass transition temperature rubber is surprisingly easy to process which makes the concept of this invention commercially feasible. Thus, the tire tread compounds of this invention can be utilized in making tires having greatly improved traction characteristics and treadwear without sacrificing rolling resistance. These improved properties may be due, in part, to better interaction and compatibility with carbon black and/or silica fillers. The polybutadiene in the blend can be asymmetrical tin-coupled to further improve the cold flow characteristics of the rubber blend. Asymmetrical tin coupling in general also leads to better processability and other beneficial properties. This invention more specifically discloses a tire tread rubber composition which is comprised of (1) from about 20 phr to about 60 phr of tin-coupled polybutadiene rubber, (2) from about 20 phr to about 60 phr of a rubber selected from the group consisting of natural rubber and synthetic polyisoprene and (3) from about 5 phr to about 40 phr of high vinyl polybutadiene rubber.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire having a tread containing (a) from 50 to 90 phr (parts by weight of rubber per 100 total parts of rubber) of a rubber which, in its uncured state, has a glass transition temperature in the range of from -80.degree. C. to -110.degree. C. and (b) from 15 to 50 phr of a resin.
摘要:
The invention relates to a rubber composition and tire with tread thereof containing a functionalized elastomer and reinforcement comprised of rubber reinforcing carbon black and a combination of pre-hydrophobated precipitated silica and at least one of hydrophilic precipitated silica together with at least one of short fibers and resin product of methylene acceptor and methylene donor or hydrophilic precipitated silica having been hydrophobated in situ within the rubber composition by a silica coupling agent, optionally together with at least one of reinforcement additive comprised of short fibers and reinforcement additive comprised of resin product of methylene acceptor and methylene donor.
摘要:
The invention relates to a tire with tread of a rubber composition containing a functionalized elastomer and pre-hydrophobated precipitated silica reinforcement.
摘要:
The invention relates to treatment of a pre-hydrophobated precipitated silica in situ within a rubber composition. The invention relates to preparation of treated precipitated silica by treatment of pre-hydrophobated precipitated silica in situ within a rubber composition with a bis(3-trialkoxysilylalkyl) polysulfide. The invention further comprises the resultant rubber composition and a tire having a component thereof.
摘要:
Pneumatic rubber tire with an outer, circumferential tread comprised of specialized cis 1,4-polybutadiene rubber based silica/carbon black reinforced rubber composition.