Abstract:
The present invention relates to a tire (100) for vehicle wheels comprising a tire component comprising a crossiinked eiastomeric material obtained by crosslinking a crosslinkable eiastomeric composition, wherein said eiastomeric composition comprises a polymer blend comprising (a) 50 to 95 percent by weight of a first eiastomeric polymer and (b) 5 to 50 percent by weight of a second eiastomeric polymer based on the total weight of the polymer blend. The second eiastomeric polymer (b) is obtainable by (i) anionic polymerization of at least one conjugated diene monomer and one or more a-olefin monomer(s) in the presence of a polymerization initiator in an organic solvent, and (ii) coupling the polymer chains obtained in (i) by a coupling agent. The second eiastomeric polymer (b) has a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) in the range of 5,000-40,000 g/mol and a coupling rate of at least 50 percent by weight.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a tyre for vehicle wheels comprising at least one element comprising a crosslinked elastomeric material obtained by crosslinking a crosslinkable elastomer composition comprising a polymer base consisting of: (a) cis-1,4-polyisoprene natural rubber; (b) a butadiene (co)polymer; (c) at least one diene polymer selected from the group consisting of trans-1,4-polyisoprene and trans-1,4- polybutadiene.
Abstract:
A tyre (1) for vehicle wheels is described comprising an inner surface (1a) and at least one anchoring element (4) configured to fasten an object (5) to the inner surface (1a), wherein the anchoring element (4) is at least partially incorporated in a first portion of the tyre (1) defining the inner surface (1a) and is accessible from the inner surface (1a). The anchoring element (4) comprises: i) a central body (9), provided with a base (9a), ii) a seat (10), defined in the central body (9), configured to at least partially house the object (5), the seat (10) being provided with a first mechanical coupling element (12) configured to cooperate with a second mechanical coupling element (13) associated to the object (5) so as to fasten the object (5) to the anchoring element (4); iii) at least one coupling portion (11; 27) of the central body (9) to the tyre (1). The coupling portion (11; 27) transversely projects from the base (9a) of the central body (9) and is interposed between and in contact with the first portion of the tyre (1) defining the inner surface (la) of the tyre (1) and with a second portion of the tyre (1) radially outer with respect to the first portion.
Abstract:
Process for producing tyres (3) comprising building a green tyre comprising two bead structures (6), each comprising a bead filler (7a), wherein the bead filler or another rigid component of the green tyre comprises a final elastomeric compound produced by feeding elastomeric polymer (102) and reinforcement filler (103) to a first batch mixing device (101); mixing and dispersing the reinforcement filler in the elastomeric polymer and unloading the obtained elastomeric compound; feeding the obtained elastomeric compound (104), along with at least 5 phr of reinforcement resin (111), to a continuous mixing device (106) of intermeshing and co-rotating twin-screw or multi-screw type or of planetary type; and mixing the reinforcement resin in the elastomeric compound and unloading the obtained elastomeric compound; feeding the obtained elastomeric compound (108) along with the components capable of facilitating the cross-linking (113) to a second batch mixing device (501) and mixing in a manner so as to obtain the final elastomeric compound (112), wherein the first and second batch mixing device have two counterrotating rotors.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for producing a tyre (100) for vehicle wheels, wherein the tread band (109) of the green tyre comprises at least one tread compound (209), including at least one resin in a total amount higher than 20 phr, said tread compound (209) being produced by: feeding to at least one mixing apparatus (201a) comprising at least one discontinuous mixer (201) and/or at least one continuous mixer (305) at least the following components of a first elastomeric compound (204): at least one elastomeric polymer, at least one reinforcing filler (202) and at least one vulcanizing agent; mixing and dispersing said components so as to obtain said first elastomeric compound (204); discharging said first elastomeric compound (204) from said mixing apparatus (201 a) and feeding said first elastomeric compound (204) and at least one part (207) of said amount of at least one resin into at least one continuous mixer (205).
Abstract:
A label (1; 50) for a tyre (100) of vehicle wheels comprises: an external surface (2) which is intended to remain visible when said label (1; 50) is coupled to a sidewall (102) of the tyre, an internal surface (3) which is opposite the external surface (2), a plurality of recesses (10) which are formed at the external surface (2) and which are not open at said internal surface (3) and which are capable of generally defining at least one portion of information which is set out on the label. The plurality of recesses (10) are formed on a first layer (4) of the label (1; 50) which is made of an elastomer material which is compatible with the elastomer material of the sidewall (102). The first layer (4) is partially vulcanized and has a degree of vulcanization corresponding to a value between T30 and T60·
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a winter tyre for vehicles comprising a tread band obtained by vulcanisation of a new elastomeric composition. Said elastomeric composition comprises among the others a plasticising mixture of liquid polymer (A), resin (B) and possibly plasticising oil (C). Said winter tyre, in addition to excellent driving and braking on snow and at low temperatures, surprisingly exhibits an optimal balance of notoriously conflicting properties, such as the behaviour on wet and dry.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a tyre for vehicles for winter or for all seasons, comprising a component, preferably a tread band, obtained by vulcanisation of a new elastomeric composition. Said elastomeric composition comprises inter alia a plasticising mixture of liquid polymer (A), resin (B) and optionally plasticising oil (C) that is incorporated in the composition with a process P comprising a mixing and dispersion step (P1) followed by a continuous processing step (P2), preferably under high vacuum. Said tyre surprisingly exhibits an optimal balance of notoriously conflicting properties, such as the behaviour on wet and dry, driving and braking at low temperatures on snow.
Abstract:
Tyres for vehicle wheels, in particular high and ultra high performance tyres are described along with a process for the manufacturing thereof. These tyres comprise one or more components with high rigidity and are particularly high- performing in road behaviour. Due to the use of particular stabilised co-vulcanising compositions in the mixtures of such components, it has been possible to increase the rigidity of the same and simultaneously prevent the release of irritating by-products during manufacturing, in particular during the step of calendering the rubber-covering mixtures of the cords.