Pneumatic tire

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11220135-B2
Application number	US-201816490420-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 1, 2018
Priority date	Mar 28, 2017
Publication date	Jan 11, 2022
Grant date	Jan 11, 2022

Abstract

Provide is a pneumatic tire that is excellent in air retention properties and adhesion at the interface between the innerliner and the insulation, particularly in the joint portion. Included is a pneumatic tire including: a carcass; an insulation adjacent to the radially inner side of the carcass; and an innerliner adjacent to the radially inner side of the insulation, the innerliner including an innerliner rubber composition, the innerliner rubber composition containing a polymer component including, based on 100% by mass thereof, 80 to 100% by mass of a butyl-based rubber and containing, per 100 parts by mass of the polymer component, 40 to 70 parts by mass of carbon black, 0.5 to 5.0 parts by mass of zinc oxide, and 0.2 to 5.0 parts by mass of sulfur, the insulation including an insulation rubber composition, the insulation rubber composition containing a polymer component including, based on 100% by mass thereof, 20 to 90% by mass of a butyl-based rubber and 10 to 80% by mass of an isoprene-based rubber and containing, per 100 parts by mass of the polymer component, 40 to 80 parts by mass of carbon black and 0.2 to 5.0 parts by mass of sulfur, the innerliner and insulation rubber compositions having butyl-based rubber contents based on 100% by mass of the polymer component that satisfy the following relationship:(Butyl-based rubber content of innerliner rubber composition)≥(Butyl-based rubber content of insulation rubber composition).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A pneumatic tire, comprising:
a carcass; an insulation layer adjacent to a radially inner side of the carcass; and an innerliner adjacent to a radially inner side of the insulation layer,
the innerliner comprising an innerliner rubber composition that comprises a polymer component including, based on 100% by mass thereof, 80 to 100% by mass of a butyl-based rubber and comprising, per 100 parts by mass of the polymer component, 40 to 70 parts by mass of carbon black, 0.5 to 5.0 parts by mass of zinc oxide, and 0.2 to 5.0 parts by mass of sulfur,
the insulation layer comprising an insulation layer rubber composition that comprises a polymer component including, based on 100% by mass thereof, 70 to 90% by mass of a butyl-based rubber and 10 to 30% by mass of an isoprene-based rubber and comprising, per 100 parts by mass of the polymer component, 40 to 80 parts by mass of carbon black and 0.2 to 5.0 parts by mass of sulfur,
wherein the butyl-based rubber comprises one or more of butyl rubber, brominated butyl rubber or chlorinated butyl rubber,
the innerliner and insulation layer rubber compositions having butyl-based rubber contents based on 100% by mass of the polymer component that satisfy the following relationship: (Butyl-based rubber content of innerliner rubber composition)≥(Butyl-based rubber content of insulation layer rubber composition).

2. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 ,
wherein the butyl-based rubber contents based on 100% by mass of the polymer component of the innerliner and insulation layer rubber compositions satisfy the following relationship:
0≤(Butyl-based rubber content of innerliner rubber composition)−(Butyl-based rubber content of insulation layer rubber composition)≤50.

3. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the insulation layer rubber composition comprises 0.2 to 1.5 parts by mass of sulfur per 100 parts by mass of the polymer component.

4. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the innerliner rubber composition comprises a polymer component including, based on 100% by mass thereof, 80 to 95% by mass of a butyl-based rubber and 5 to 20% by mass of an isoprene-based rubber.

5. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the innerliner has a thickness of 0.1 to 5.0 mm.

6. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the insulation layer has a thickness of 0.1 to 5.0 mm.

7. A pneumatic tire, comprising:
a carcass; an insulation layer adjacent to a radially inner side of the carcass; and an innerliner adjacent to a radially inner side of the insulation layer,
the innerliner comprising an innerliner rubber composition that comprises a polymer component including, based on 100% by mass thereof, 80 to 95% by mass of a butyl-based rubber and 5 to 20% by mass of an isoprene-based rubber and comprising, per 100 parts by mass of the polymer component, 40 to 70 parts by mass of carbon black, 0.5 to 5.0 parts by mass of zinc oxide, and 0.2 to 5.0 parts by mass of sulfur,
the insulation layer comprising an insulation layer rubber composition that comprises a polymer component including, based on 100% by mass thereof, 20 to 90% by mass of a butyl-based rubber and 10 to 80% by mass of an isoprene-based rubber and comprising, per 100 parts by mass of the polymer component, 40 to 80 parts by mass of carbon black and 0.2 to 5.0 parts by mass of sulfur,
wherein the butyl-based rubber comprises one or more of butyl rubber, brominated butyl rubber or chlorinated butyl rubber,
the innerliner and insulation layer rubber compositions having butyl-based rubber contents based on 100% by mass of the polymer component that satisfy the following relationship: (Butyl-based rubber content of innerliner rubber composition)≥(Butyl-based rubber content of insulation layer rubber composition).

8. The pneumatic tire according to claim 7 ,
wherein the butyl-based rubber contents based on 100% by mass of the polymer component of the innerliner and insulation layer rubber compositions satisfy the following relationship:
0≤(Butyl-based rubber content of innerliner rubber composition)−(Butyl-based rubber content of insulation layer rubber composition)≤50.

9. The pneumatic tire according to claim 7 , wherein the insulation layer rubber composition comprises a polymer component including, based on 100% by mass thereof, 70 to 90% by mass of a butyl-based rubber and 10 to 30% by mass of an isoprene-based rubber.

10. The pneumatic tire according to claim 7 , wherein the insulation layer rubber composition comprises 0.2 to 1.5 parts by mass of sulfur per 100 parts by mass of the polymer component.

11. The pneumatic tire according to claim 7 , wherein the innerliner has a thickness of 0.1 to 5.0 mm.

12. The pneumatic tire according to claim 7 , wherein the insulation has a thickness of 0.1 to 5.0 mm.

Assignees

• Sumitomo Rubber Ind

Inventors

• Horiguchi Takuya
• Nakajima Hiroki

Classifications

• C08L7/00

  Compositions of natural rubber · CPC title

• C08L23/22

  Copolymers of isobutene; Butyl rubber; Homopolymers or copolymers of other iso-olefins · CPC title

• C08L9/00

  Compositions of homopolymers or copolymers of conjugated diene hydrocarbons · CPC title

• C08K3/04

  Carbon · CPC title

• B60C2005/147

  characterised by the joint or splice · CPC title