Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
  • B60C99/00—Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
  • B60C99/003—Tyre heating arrangements
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
  • B60C19/00—Tyre parts or constructions not otherwise provided for
  • B60C19/08—Electric-charge-dissipating arrangements
  • B60C19/082—Electric-charge-dissipating arrangements comprising a conductive tread insert
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
  • B60C1/00—Tyres characterised by the chemical composition or the physical arrangement or mixture of the composition
  • B60C1/0016—Compositions of the tread
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
  • B60C11/00—Tyre tread bands; Tread patterns; Anti-skid inserts
  • B60C11/0041—Tyre tread bands; Tread patterns; Anti-skid inserts comprising different tread rubber layers
  • B60C11/005—Tyre tread bands; Tread patterns; Anti-skid inserts comprising different tread rubber layers with cap and base layers
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
  • B60C11/00—Tyre tread bands; Tread patterns; Anti-skid inserts
  • B60C11/02—Replaceable treads
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
  • C08L—COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS
  • C08L9/00—Compositions of homopolymers or copolymers of conjugated diene hydrocarbons
  • C08L9/06—Copolymers with styrene

Definitions

• the present invention relates to tires comprising a composition based on thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) in their crown (“crown").
• TPE thermoplastic elastomers
• the tire tread being the part of the tire in contact with the tread, it is the part of the tire that wears the most and the fastest.
• An interesting objective for tire manufacturers is to be able to remove the tread from a tire, commonly known as “decapping", in order to replace it with another tread, an operation commonly known as retreading to extend the life of the tire. life of a tire without having to change it completely.
• decapping an operation commonly known as retreading to extend the life of the tire. life of a tire without having to change it completely.
• the operation of decapping remains complex and therefore expensive. This is one of the reasons why passenger car tires are nowadays very little retreaded. It would therefore be very advantageous to find a way to more effectively detach and retread the tires.
• the Applicant has found a way to further improve this sub-layer so as to further facilitate the operations of retreading and retreading of the tire provided with such an underlayer.
• the invention relates to a radial tire for a motor vehicle, comprising: o a top having a tread provided with at least a radially outer portion intended to come into contact with the road;
• said underlayer comprises at least one thermoplastic elastomer, said thermoplastic elastomer being a block copolymer comprising at least one elastomer block and at least one thermoplastic block, the total content of thermoplastic elastomer being within a range of 65 at 100 phr (parts by weight per hundred parts of elastomer), said underlayer also comprising at least one conductive filler, said conductive filler being a graphitized or partially graphitized carbon black.
• a conductive filler makes the sub-layer sensitive to heating by electrical conduction.
• the invention relates to a tire as defined above, in which the number-average molecular weight of thermoplastic elastomer is between 30,000 and 500,000 g / mol.
• the invention relates to a tire as defined above, wherein the one or more elastomeric blocks of the block copolymer are chosen from elastomers having a glass transition temperature of less than 25 ° C .; preferentially selected from the group consisting of ethylenic elastomers, the diene elastomers and mixtures thereof, more preferably from diene elastomers.
• the invention relates to a tire as defined above, in which the elastomeric block or blocks of the block copolymer are diene elastomers derived from isoprene, butadiene or a mixture thereof. .
• the invention relates to a tire as defined above, in which the thermoplastic block or blocks of the block copolymer are chosen from polymers having a glass transition temperature greater than 80 ° C. and, in the case where a semicrystalline thermoplastic block, a melting temperature above 80 ° C; and in particular, the thermoplastic block or blocks of the block copolymer are chosen from the group consisting of polyolefms, polyurethanes, polyamides, polyesters, polyacetals, polyethers, phenylene polysulfides, polyfluorides, polystyrenes, polycarbonates, polysulfones, polymethyl methacrylate, polyetherimide, thermoplastic copolymers and mixtures thereof; and more preferably, the thermoplastic block (s) of the block copolymer are chosen from polystyrenes.
• the invention relates to a tire as defined above, wherein the thermoplastic elastomer or elastomers are selected from the group consisting of styrene / butadiene (SB), styrene / isoprene (SI) thermoplastic elastomers.
• SB styrene / butadiene
• SI isoprene
• SBI styrene / butadiene / isoprene
• SBS styrene / butadiene / styrene
• SIS styrene / isoprene / styrene
• SBIS styrene / butadiene / isoprene / styrene
• the invention relates to a tire as defined above, wherein the conductive filler is an electrically conductive carbon black surface area greater than 65 m 2 / g, preferably greater than 100 m 2 / g more preferably greater than 500 m 2 / g.
• the invention relates to a tire as defined above, in which the conductive filler is present at a level corresponding to 10 to 25% by volume of the composition, preferably from 10 to 18% by weight. volume of the composition, more preferably from 12 to 18% by volume of the composition.
• the invention relates to a tire as defined above, wherein the thermoplastic elastomer is the only elastomer of the underlayer.
• the invention relates to a tire as defined above, wherein the underlayer further comprises a non-thermoplastic elastomer at a rate of at most 35 phr.
• the invention relates to a tire as defined above, wherein the underlayer further comprises at least one thermoplastic polymer based on polyether.
• the thermoplastic polymer based on polyether is chosen from poly (para-phenylene ether) polymers. More preferably, the level of thermoplastic polymer based on polyether is less than 40 phr, preferably between 2 and 35 phr.
• the invention relates to a tire as defined above, in which the underlayer is devoid of thermoplastic polymer other than a polyether or contains less than 30 phr, preferably less than 10 phr. .
• the invention relates to a tire as defined above, wherein the underlayer does not contain a crosslinking system.
• the invention also preferably relates to a tire as defined above, wherein the following equation is verified for the underlayer with each of the layers adjacent to the underlayer:
• the invention relates to a tire as defined above, in which the following equation is verified for the underlayer: and more preferably, the following equation is verified for the underlayer:
• the invention relates more particularly to tires intended to equip non-motorized vehicles such as bicycles, or tourism-type motor vehicles, SUV ("Sport Utility Vehicles"), two wheels (including motorcycles), airplanes, as industrial vehicles chosen from vans, "heavy goods vehicles” - that is, metros, buses, road transport vehicles (trucks, tractors, trailers), off-the-road vehicles such as agricultural or civil engineering -, other transport or handling vehicles.
• non-motorized vehicles such as bicycles, or tourism-type motor vehicles, SUV ("Sport Utility Vehicles"), two wheels (including motorcycles), airplanes, as industrial vehicles chosen from vans, "heavy goods vehicles” - that is, metros, buses, road transport vehicles (trucks, tractors, trailers), off-the-road vehicles such as agricultural or civil engineering -, other transport or handling vehicles.
• the underlayer is disposed circumferentially inside the crown of the tire, between on the one hand the most radially outer portion of its tread, that is to say the portion intended to come into contact with the road during driving, and secondly the crown reinforcement.
• Underlay means any rubber part radially external to the crown reinforcement of the tire which does not extend to the outside of the tire, which is not in contact with the air or an inflation gas. other terms which is therefore located inside the tread or between the tread and the belt (or crown reinforcement) of the tire. It should therefore be understood that this sub-layer can be arranged:
• this underlayer is the single layer lying between the tread and the crown reinforcement, or lying inside the tread.
• Figures 1 and 2 appended represent in radial section, very schematically (particularly without respecting a specific scale), two preferred examples of pneumatic tires for motor vehicle with radial carcass reinforcement, according to the invention.
• FIG. 1 illustrates a first possible embodiment of the invention, according to which the underlayer (8) is integrated with the tread (3) itself, but arranged under the portion (3a) of the tread which is intended to come into contact with the road during driving, to form what is commonly called a sub-layer of the tread.
• the tread is also commonly known to those skilled in the art of "cap-base” tread, the term “cap” designating the sculpted portion of the tread intended to come into contact with the road and the term “base” designating the non-carved portion of the tread, of different formulation, which is in turn not intended to come into contact with the road.
• the tire (1) schematized comprises a crown (2) comprising a tread (3) (for simplicity, including a very simple sculpture), the radially outer portion (3 a) of which is intended to in contact with the road, two non-extensible beads (4) in which is anchored a carcass reinforcement (6).
• the top (2), joined to said beads (4) by two sidewalls (5), is known per se reinforced by a crown reinforcement or "belt" (7) at least partly metallic and radially external with respect to the carcass reinforcement (6).
• a tire belt generally consists of at least two superimposed belt plies, sometimes called “working” or “crossed” plies, whose reinforcing elements or “reinforcements” are arranged substantially parallel to each other. to each other within a web, but crossed from one web to another, that is to say inclined, symmetrically or otherwise, with respect to the median circumferential plane, of an angle which is generally between 10 ° and 45 ° depending on the type of tire considered.
• Each of these two crossed plies consists of a rubber matrix or "calendering rubber” coating the reinforcements.
• the crossed plies may be supplemented by various other plies or layers of auxiliary rubber, of varying widths depending on the case, with or without reinforcements;
• examples of simple rubber cushions include so-called “protection” plies intended to protect the rest of the belt from external aggression, perforations, or so-called “hooping” plies comprising reinforcements oriented substantially along the circumferential direction (so-called “zero degree” plies), whether radially external or internal with respect to the crossed plies.
• reinforcement is generally used in the form of steel cords or textile cords.
• "textile cords" consisting of fine threads assembled together by cabling or twisting.
• the carcass reinforcement (6) is here anchored in each bead (4) by winding around two rods (4a, 4b), the upturn (6a, 6b) of the armature (6) being for example disposed towards the outside of the tire (1) which is shown here mounted on its rim (9).
• the carcass reinforcement (6) consists of at least one ply reinforced by radial textile cords, that is to say that these cords are arranged substantially parallel to each other and extend from a bead to the other so as to form an angle of between 80 ° and 90 ° with the median circumferential plane (plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the tire which is located halfway between the two beads 4 and passes through the middle of the crown frame 7).
• this tire (1) further comprises in a known manner a layer (10) of rubber or inner elastomer (commonly so-called “inner liner” or “inner liner”) which defines the radially inner face of the tire and which is intended to protect the carcass ply from the diffusion of air from the interior of the tire.
• a layer (10) of rubber or inner elastomer commonly so-called “inner liner” or “inner liner”
• This tire example (1) according to the invention of Figure 1 is characterized in that the base portion (8) of its tread (3) is constituted by the underlayer which is described in detail in the following.
• FIG. 2 illustrates another possible embodiment of the invention, according to which the underlayer (8) is external to the tread (ie, distinct from the latter), disposed this time, still in the top (2), below the tread (ie, radially inwardly from the latter) and above the belt (ie, radially outwardly from the latter), in other words between the tread rolling (3) and the belt (7).
• This underlayer preferably has a thickness of between 0.02 and 5 mm, preferably between 0.05 and 3 mm. According to a preferred embodiment, this thickness is preferably between 0.2 and 3 mm, more preferably between 0.5 and 2.5 mm, and even more preferably between 1 and 2.5 mm. According to another preferred embodiment, this thickness is between 0.05 and 0.25 mm, more preferably 0.05 and 0.15 mm. Those skilled in the art will readily understand that this thickness will vary from one application to another, depending on the destination of the tires (two-wheeled vehicles, tourism, heavy goods vehicles, civil engineering).
• thermoplastic elastomers TPE are part of the elastomers.
• any range of values designated by the expression “between a and b” represents the range of values from more than a to less than b (that is to say terminals a and b excluded).
• any range of values designated by the expression “from a to b” signifies the range of values from a to b (that is to say, including the strict limits a and b).
• the tire according to the invention has the essential feature of being provided with an elastomer layer called "sublayer" of different formulation of the outer portion, carved, of the tread, said underlayer comprising minus a thermoplastic elastomer, said thermoplastic elastomer being a block copolymer comprising at least one elastomer block and at least one thermoplastic block, and the total content of thermoplastic elastomer being in a range of from 65 to 100 phr (parts by weight per cent parts of elastomer), said underlayer also comprising at least one conductive filler.
• TPE Thermoplastic elastomer
• thermoplastic elastomers have an intermediate structure between thermoplastic polymers and elastomers. They are block copolymers, made up of rigid, thermoplastic blocks, connected by flexible blocks, elastomers.
• the thermoplastic elastomer used for the implementation of the invention is a block copolymer whose chemical nature of thermoplastic blocks and elastomers may vary.
• the number-average molecular weight (denoted Mn) of the TPE is preferably between 30,000 and 500,000 g / mol, more preferably between 40,000 and 400,000 g / mol.
• Mn number-average molecular weight
• the number-average molecular weight (Mn) of the TPE elastomer is determined in a known manner, by steric exclusion chromatography (SEC). For example, in the case of styrenic thermoplastic elastomers, the sample is solubilized beforehand in tetrahydrofuran at a concentration of approximately 1 g / l; then the solution is filtered on 0.45 ⁇ porosity filter before injection. The apparatus used is a "WATERS alliance" chromatographic chain.
• the elution solvent is tetrahydrofuran, the flow rate 0.7 ml / min, the system temperature 35 ° C and the analysis time 90 min.
• a set of four WATERS columns in series, of trade names "STYRAGEL"("HMW7",”HMW6E” and two “HT6E") is used.
• the injected volume of the solution of the polymer sample is 100 ⁇ .
• the detector is a "WATERS 2410" differential refractometer and its associated software for the exploitation of chromatographic data is the "WATERS MILLENIUM" system.
• the calculated average molar masses relate to a calibration curve made with polystyrene standards. The conditions are adaptable by those skilled in the art.
• the TPE when reference is made to the glass transition temperature of the TPE, it is the Tg relative to the elastomeric block.
• the TPE preferably has a glass transition temperature ("Tg") which is preferably less than or equal to 25 ° C, more preferably less than or equal to 10 ° C.
• Tg higher than these minima can reduce the performance of the underlayer when used at very low temperatures; for such use, the Tg of the TPE is more preferably still less than or equal to -10 ° C. Also preferably, the Tg of the TPE is greater than -100 ° C.
• the TPEs have two glass transition temperature peaks (Tg, measured according to ASTM D3418), the lowest temperature being relative to the elastomeric portion of the TPE, and the highest temperature being relative. to the thermoplastic part of the TPE.
• Tg glass transition temperature peaks
• the soft blocks of the TPEs are defined by a Tg less than ambient temperature (25 ° C), while rigid blocks have a Tg greater than 80 ° C.
• the TPE must be provided with sufficiently incompatible blocks (that is to say different because of their mass, their polarity or their respective Tg) to maintain their own properties of elastomer or thermoplastic block.
• the TPEs can be copolymers with a small number of blocks (less than 5, typically 2 or 3), in which case these blocks preferably have high masses, greater than 15000 g / mol.
• These TPEs can be, for example, diblock copolymers, comprising a thermoplastic block and an elastomer block. They are often also triblock elastomers with two rigid segments connected by a flexible segment. The rigid and flexible segments can be arranged linearly, star or connected. Typically, each of these segments or blocks often contains at least more than 5, usually more than 10 base units (e.g., styrene units and butadiene units for a styrene / butadiene / styrene block copolymer).
• base units e.g., styrene units and butadiene units for a styrene / butadiene / styrene block copolymer.
• the TPE may also comprise a large number of blocks (more than 30, typically from 50 to 500) smaller, in which case these blocks preferably have low masses, for example from 500 to 5000 g / mol, these TPEs will be called multiblock TPEs later, and are a sequence of elastomeric blocks - thermoplastic blocks.
• the TPE is in a linear form.
• TPE is a diblock copolymer: thermoplastic block / elastomeric block.
• the TPE can also be a triblock copolymer: thermoplastic block / elastomer block / thermoplastic block, that is to say a central elastomer block and two terminal thermoplastic blocks, at each of the two ends of the elastomeric block.
• the multiblock TPE can be a linear sequence of elastomeric blocks - thermoplastic blocks.
• the TPE useful for the purposes of the invention is in a stellate form with at least three branches.
• the TPE may then consist of a stellate elastomer block with at least three branches and a thermoplastic block, located at the end of each of the branches of the elastomeric block.
• the number of branches of the central elastomer may vary, for example from 3 to 12, and preferably from 3 to 6.
• the TPE is in a branched form or dendrimer.
• the TPE can then consist of a connected elastomeric block or dendrimer and a thermoplastic block, located at the end of the branches of the dendrimer elastomer block.
• the elastomeric blocks of the TPE for the purposes of the invention may be all the elastomers known to those skilled in the art. They generally have a Tg less than 25 ° C, preferably less than 10 ° C, more preferably less than 0 ° C and very preferably less than -10 ° C. Also preferably, the TPE block elastomer block is greater than -100 ° C.
• the elastomer portion of the TPE does not contain ethylenic unsaturation, it will be a saturated elastomer block. If the elastomeric block of the TPE comprises ethylenic unsaturations (that is to say carbon-carbon double bonds), then we will speak of an unsaturated or diene elastomer block.
• a saturated elastomer block consists of a polymer block obtained by the polymerization of at least one (that is to say one or more) ethylenic monomer, that is to say comprising a double bond carbon - carbon.
• ethylenic monomers mention may be made of polyalkylene blocks such as ethylene-propylene or ethylene-butylene random copolymers.
• These saturated elastomeric blocks can also be obtained by hydrogenation of unsaturated elastomeric blocks. It may also be aliphatic blocks from the family of polyethers, polyesters, or polycarbonates.
• this elastomer block of the TPE is preferably composed mainly of ethylenic units.
• a majority is meant a weight ratio of ethylenic monomer highest relative to the total weight of the elastomeric block, and preferably a weight of more than 50%, more preferably more than 75% and even more preferably more than 85%. %.
• Conjugated C 4 -C 14 dienes may be copolymerized with the ethylenic monomers. In this case, it is a question of random copolymers.
• these conjugated dienes are chosen from isoprene, butadiene, 1-methylbutadiene, 2-methylbutadiene, 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene, 2,4-dimethyl-1,3- butadiene, 1,3-pentadiene, 2-methyl-1,3-pentadiene, 3-methyl-1,3-pentadiene, 4-methyl-1,3-pentadiene, 2,3-dimethyl-1 , 3-pentadiene, 1,3-hexadiene, 2-methyl-1,3-hexadiene, 3-methyl-1,3-hexadiene, 4-methyl-1,3-hexadiene, 5-methyl- 1,3-hexadiene, 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-hexadiene, 2,4-dimethyl-1,3-hexadiene, 2,5-dimethyl-1,3-hexadiene,
• the conjugated diene is chosen from butadiene or isoprene or a mixture containing butadiene and isoprene.
• this elastomeric block of the TPE is preferably composed mainly of a diene elastomer part.
• a majority is meant a weight ratio of the highest diene monomer relative to the total weight of the elastomer block, and preferably a weight content of more than 50%, more preferably of more than 75% and even more preferably of more than 85%. %.
• the unsaturation of the unsaturated elastomer block can come from a monomer comprising a double bond and a cyclic unsaturation, this is the case for example in polynorbornene.
• conjugated dienes, C 4 - Ci 4 may be polymerized or copolymerized to form a diene elastomer block.
• these conjugated dienes are chosen from isoprene, butadiene, piperylene, 1-methylbutadiene, 2-methylbutadiene, 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene, 2,4-dimethyl-1 , 3-butadiene, 1,3-pentadiene, 2-methyl-1,3-pentadiene, 3-methyl-1,3-pentadiene, 4-methyl-1,3-pentadiene, 2,3-pentadiene, dimethyl-1,3-pentadiene, 2,5-dimethyl-1,3-pentadiene, 2-methyl-1,4-pentadiene, 1,3-hexadiene, 2-methyl-1,3-hexadiene, 2-methyl-1,5-hexadiene, the
• the conjugated diene is isoprene or butadiene or a mixture containing isoprene and / or butadiene.
• the monomers polymerized to form the elastomer part of the TPE may be randomly copolymerized with at least one other monomer so as to form an elastomer block.
• the molar fraction of polymerized monomer other than an ethylenic monomer, relative to the total number of elastomeric block units, must be such that this block retains its elastomer properties.
• the molar fraction of this other comonomer may range from 0 to 50%, more preferably from 0 to 45% and even more preferably from 0 to 40%.
• this other monomer capable of copolymerizing with the first monomer can be chosen from the ethylenic monomers as defined above (for example ethylene), the diene monomers, more particularly the conjugated diene monomers having 4 to 14 carbon atoms as defined above (for example butadiene), the monomers of the vinylaromatic type having from 8 to 20 carbon atoms as defined below or else it may be a monomer such as vinyl acetate).
• the comonomer is of vinylaromatic type, it advantageously represents a fraction in units on the total number of units of the thermoplastic block of 0 to 50%, preferably ranging from 0 to 45% and even more preferably ranging from 0 to 40%.
• vinylaromatic compounds are particularly suitable styrenic monomers mentioned above, namely methylstyrenes, para-tert-butylstyrene, chlorostyrenes, bromostyrenes, fluoro styrenes or para-hydroxy-styrene.
• the vinylaromatic comonomer is styrene.
• the elastomer blocks of the TPE have in total a number-average molecular weight ("Mn") ranging from 25,000 g / mol to 350,000 g / mol, preferably from 35,000 g / mol to 250,000 g / mol so as to give the TPE good elastomeric properties and sufficient mechanical strength and compatible with the use of underlayer tire.
• Mn number-average molecular weight
• the elastomer block may also be a block comprising several types of ethylenic, diene or styrene monomers as defined above.
• the elastomeric block may also consist of several elastomeric blocks as defined above. 1.1.3. Nature of thermoplastic blocks
• the glass transition temperature characteristic (Tg) of the thermoplastic rigid block will be used. This characteristic is well known to those skilled in the art. It allows in particular to choose the temperature of industrial implementation (transformation). In the case of an amorphous polymer (or a polymer block), the processing temperature is chosen to be substantially greater than the Tg of the thermoplastic block. In the specific case of a semi-crystalline polymer (or a polymer block), a melting point can be observed, then greater than the glass transition temperature. In this case, it is rather the melting temperature (Tf) which makes it possible to choose the implementation temperature of the polymer (or polymer block) considered. Thus, later, when we speak of "Tg (or Tf, if any)", we must consider that this is the temperature used to choose the temperature of implementation.
• the TPE elastomers comprise one or more thermoplastic block (s) preferably having a Tg (or Tf, where appropriate) greater than or equal to 80 ° C. and consisting of ) from polymerized monomers.
• this thermoplastic block has a Tg (or Tf, if applicable) in a range of 80 ° C to 250 ° C.
• the Tg (or Tf, if appropriate) of this thermoplastic block is preferably from 80 ° C to 200 ° C, more preferably from 80 ° C to 180 ° C.
• the proportion of the thermoplastic blocks with respect to the TPE, as defined for the implementation of the invention, is determined firstly by the thermoplastic properties that must present said copolymer.
• Thermoplastic blocks having a Tg (or Tf, if appropriate) greater than or equal to 80 ° C are preferably present in proportions sufficient to preserve the thermoplastic nature of the elastomer according to the invention.
• the minimum level of thermoplastic blocks having a Tg (or Tf, if any) greater than or equal to 80 ° C in the TPE may vary depending on the conditions of use of the copolymer.
• the ability of the TPE to deform during tire preparation can also contribute to determining the proportion of thermoplastic blocks having a Tg (or Tf, if any) greater than or equal to 80 ° C.
• thermoplastic blocks having a Tg (or Tf, where appropriate) greater than or equal to 80 ° C may be made from polymerized monomers of various kinds, in particular, they may constitute the following blocks or mixtures thereof: polyolefins (polyethylene, polypropylene);
• polyethers polyethylene oxide, polyphenylene ether
• FEP polyfluorides
• thermoplastic copolymers such as acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS).
• thermoplastic blocks having a Tg (or Tf, where appropriate) greater than or equal to 80 ° C can also be obtained from monomers chosen from the following compounds and their mixtures: acenaphthylene: the man of the For example, art can refer to the article by Z. Fodor and JP Kennedy, Polymer Bulletin 1992 29 (6) 697-705;
• indene and its derivatives such as, for example, 2-methylindene, 3-methylindene, 4-methylindene, dimethylindene, 2-phenylindene, 3-phenylindene and 4-phenylindene; those skilled in the art will for example be able to refer to the patent document US4946899, by the inventors Kennedy, Puskas, Kaszas and Hager and to the documents JE Puskas, G. Kaszas, JP Kennedy, WG Hager Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry (1992) 30, 41 and JP Kennedy, N. Meguriya, B.
• Keszler Macromolecules (1991) 24 (25), 6572-6577; isoprene, then leading to the formation of a number of 1,4-trans polyisoprene units and cyclized units according to an intramolecular process; those skilled in the art may for example refer to the documents G. Kaszas, JE Puskas, .P. Kennedy Applied Polymer Science (1990) 39 (1) 119-144 and JE Puskas, G. Kaszas, JP Kennedy, Macromolecular Science, Chemistry A28 (1991) 65-80.
• Polystyrenes are obtained from styrenic monomers.
• styrene monomer is to be understood in the present description any monomer comprising styrene, unsubstituted as substituted; among the substituted styrenes may be mentioned, for example, methylstyrenes (for example ⁇ -methylstyrene, m-methylstyrene or p-methylstyrene, alpha-methylstyrene, alpha-2-dimethylstyrene, alpha-4- dimethylstyrene or diphenylethylene), para-tert-butylstyrene, chlorostyrenes (e.g., o-chlorostyrene, m-chlorostyrene, p-chlorostyrene, 2,4-dichlorostyrene, 2,6-dichlorostyrene or , 4,6-trichlorostyrene), bromostyrenes (eg
• fluorostyrenes for example, o-fluorostyrene, m-fluorostyrene, p-fluorostyrene, 2,4-difluorostyrene, 2,6-difluorostyrene or 2,4,6-trifluorostyrene. para-hydroxy-styrene.
• the weight content of styrene in the TPE elastomer is between 5% and 50%. Below the minimum indicated, the thermoplastic nature of the elastomer is likely to decrease significantly while above the maximum recommended, the elasticity of the underlayer can be affected. For these reasons, the styrene content is more preferably between 10% and 40%.
• the polymerized monomer as defined above may be copolymerized with at least one other monomer so as to form a thermoplastic block having a Tg (or Tf, where appropriate) as defined above.
• this other monomer capable of copolymerizing with the polymerized monomer may be chosen from diene monomers, more particularly conjugated diene monomers having 4 to 14 carbon atoms, and vinylaromatic-type monomers having from 8 to 20 carbon atoms, as defined in the part relating to the elastomeric block.
• the thermoplastic blocks of the TPE have in total a number-average molecular weight ("Mn") ranging from 5,000 g / mol to 150,000 g / mol, so as to give the TPE good properties. elastomeric and sufficient mechanical strength and compatible with the use of tire underlayer.
• the thermoplastic block may also consist of several thermoplastic blocks as defined above.
• the TPE is a copolymer whose elastomer part is saturated, and comprising styrenic blocks and alkylene blocks.
• the alkylene blocks are preferably ethylene, propylene or butylene.
• this TPE elastomer is chosen from the following group, consisting of diblock copolymers, linear or starred triblocks: styrene / ethylene / butylene (SEB), styrene / ethylene / propylene (SEP), styrene / ethylene / ethylene / propylene (SEEP ), styrene / ethylene / butylene / styrene (SEBS), styrene / ethylene / propylene / styrene (SEPS), styrene / ethylene / ethylene / propylene / styrene (SEEPS), styrene / isobuty
• the TPE is a copolymer whose elastomer part is unsaturated, and which comprises styrenic blocks and diene blocks, these diene blocks being in particular isoprene or butadiene blocks.
• this TPE elastomer is chosen from the following group, consisting of diblock copolymers, linear or starred triblocks: styrene / butadiene (SB), styrene / isoprene (SI), styrene / butadiene / isoprene (SBI), styrene / butadiene / styrene (SBS), styrene / isoprene / styrene (SIS), styrene / butadiene / isoprene / styrene (SBIS) and mixtures of these copolymers.
• SB styrene / butadiene
• SI styrene / isoprene
• SI styrene / butadiene / isoprene / styrene
• SI styrene / buta
• the TPE is a linear or star-shaped copolymer whose elastomer part comprises a saturated part and an unsaturated part such as for example styrene / butadiene / butylene (SBB), styrene / butadiene / butylene / styrene (SBBS) ) or a mixture of these copolymers.
• SBB styrene / butadiene / butylene
• SBBS styrene / butadiene / butylene / styrene
• multiblock TPEs mention may be made of copolymers comprising random copolymer blocks of ethylene and propylene / polypropylene, polybutadiene / polyurethane (TPU), polyether / polyester (COPE), polyether / polyamide (PEBA). It is also possible that the TPE given as examples above are mixed together in the underlayer according to the invention.
• TPE elastomers As examples of commercially available TPE elastomers, mention may be made of the elastomers of the SEPS, SEEPS or SEBS type marketed by the Kraton company under the name "Kraton G” (eg products G1650, G1651, G1654, G1730 ) or the Kuraray company under the name "Septon” (eg “Septon 2007”, “Septon 4033", “Septon 8004"); or the SIS type elastomers marketed by Kuraray, under the name "Hybrar 5125", or marketed by Kraton under the name "Dl 161" or else the linear SBS elastomers marketed by Polimeri Europa under the name “Europrene SOLT 166" or star SBS marketed by Kraton under the name "DU 84".
• Kraton G eg products G1650, G1651, G1654, G1730
• Septon eg “Septon 2007", “Septon 4033", “
• Vector elastomers marketed by Dexco Polymers under the name "Vector” (e.g. "Vector 4114", “Vector 8508").
• Vector e.g. "Vector 4114", “Vector 8508”
• multiblock TPEs mention may be made of the "Vistamaxx” TPE marketed by Exxon; the COPE TPE marketed by the company DSM under the name “Arnitel”, or by the company Dupont under the name “Hytrel”, or by the company Ticona under the name “Riteflex”; TPE PEBA marketed by Arkema under the name “PEBAX”; TPU TPE marketed by the company Sartomer under the name "TPU 7840", or by the company BASF under the name "Elastogran”.
• thermoplastic elastomer (s) constitute the majority fraction by weight; they then represent at least 65%, preferably at least 70% by weight, more preferably at least 75% by weight of all the elastomers present in the elastomer composition. Also preferably, the TPE elastomer (s) represent (s) at least 95% (in particular 100%) by weight of all the elastomers present in the elastomer composition.
• the total amount of TPE elastomer is in a range from 65 to 100 phr, preferably from 70 to 100 phr and especially from 75 to 100 phr. Also preferably, the composition contains from 95 to 100 phr of TPE elastomer.
• the TPE elastomer or elastomers are preferably the one or only elastomers of the underlayer.
• thermoplastic elastomer (s) described above are added with conductive filler to form the underlayer according to the invention, said conductive filler being a graphitized or partially graphitized carbon black.
• a conductive filler is a compound which is introduced into a medium, in the presence of an electric current, causes the appearance of an electric current in the medium.
• the conductive filler is a graphitized or partially graphitized carbon black, also called conductive blacks. These black conductors are for example marketed by the company Timcal under the trade name "ENSACO 350G", of specific surface area (BET measured according to ASTM D3037) of 770 m 2 / g, or "ENSACO 260G", with a specific surface area of 70 m 2 / g.
• the conductive filler is a graphitized carbon black or specific surface electrical conductor (BET measured by ASTM D3037) greater than 65 m 2 / g, more preferably greater than 100 m 2 / g and very preferably higher at 500 m 2 / g.
• the amount of conductive filler in the composition of the underlayer of the invention is preferably in a range from 10% to 25% by volume, preferably from 10 to 18% by volume and more preferably from 12 to 12% by volume. at 18% by volume. These preferential volume ratios correspond approximately to levels in phr, also preferred, in a range from 20 to 50 phr, preferably from 20 to 40 phr and more preferably from 30 to 40 phr.
• thermoplastic elastomer or elastomers and the conductive filler described above are sufficient on their own for the underlayment according to the invention to be usable.
• the composition of the underlayer according to the invention may comprise at least one (that is to say one or more) diene rubber as non-thermoplastic elastomer, this diene rubber may be used alone, or in cutting with at least one (i.e. one or more) other non-thermoplastic rubber or elastomer.
• the optional total non-thermoplastic elastomer content is in a range from 0 to 35 phr, preferably from 0 to 30 phr, more preferably from 0 to 25 phr, and more preferably from 0 to 5 phr. .
• the underlayer of the tire according to the invention does not contain a non-thermoplastic elastomer.
• elastomer or “diene” rubber, it is to be understood in a known way (one or more elastomers) are derived from at least a part (ie a homopolymer or a copolymer) of diene monomers (monomers carrying two double bonds). carbon - carbon, conjugated or not). These diene elastomers can be classified in two categories: “essentially unsaturated” or “essentially saturated”.
• essentially unsaturated is generally understood to mean a diene elastomer derived at least in part from conjugated diene monomers, having a proportion of units or units of diene origin (conjugated dienes) which is greater than 15% (% by weight). mole).
• conjugated diene monomers having a proportion of units or units of diene origin (conjugated dienes) which is greater than 15% (% by weight). mole).
• highly unsaturated diene elastomer is particularly understood to mean a diene elastomer having a content of units of diene origin (conjugated dienes) which is greater than 50%.
• diene elastomers such as certain butyl rubbers or copolymers of dienes and alpha olefins EPDM type can be qualified as "substantially saturated" diene elastomers (low or very low diene origin ratio). low, always less than 15%).
• iene elastomer is understood to mean, whatever the category above, which may be used in the compositions according to the invention: (a) - any homopolymer obtained by polymerization of a conjugated diene monomer having from 4 to 12 carbon atoms;
• diene elastomer Any type of diene elastomer can be used in the invention.
• the composition contains a vulcanization system, essentially unsaturated elastomers, in particular types (a) and (b) above, are preferably used for the manufacture of the underlayer of the tire according to the present invention.
• conjugated dienes 1,3-butadiene, 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene, 2,3-di (C 1 -C 5) alkyl-1,3-butadienes, such as for example 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene, 2,3-diethyl-1,3-butadiene, 2-methyl-3-ethyl-1,3-butadiene, 2-methyl-3-isopropyl 1,3-butadiene, aryl-1,3-butadiene, 1,3-pentadiene, 2,4-hexadiene.
• alkyl-1,3-butadienes such as for example 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene, 2,3-diethyl-1,3-butadiene, 2-methyl-3-ethyl-1,3-butadiene, 2-methyl-3-isopropyl 1,3-butadiene, aryl-1,3-butadiene, 1,3-pentadiene, 2,4-he
• Suitable vinylaromatic compounds are, for example, styrene, ortho-, meta-, para-methylstyrene, the "vinyl-toluene" commercial mixture, para-tertiarybutylstyrene, methoxystyrenes, chlorostyrenes, vinylmesitylene, divinylbenzene, vinylnaphthalene.
• the copolymers may contain between 99% and 20% by weight of diene units and between 1% and 80% by weight of vinylaromatic units.
• the elastomers may have any microstructure which is a function of the polymerization conditions used, in particular the presence or absence of a modifying and / or randomizing agent and the amounts of modifying and / or randomizing agent used.
• the elastomers may for example be prepared in dispersion or in solution; they may be coupled and / or starred or functionalized with a coupling agent and / or starring or functionalization.
• a coupling agent for example, there may be mentioned for example functional groups comprising a C-Sn bond or amino functional groups such as benzophenone for example;
• a reinforcing inorganic filler such as silica, mention may be made, for example, of silanol or polysiloxane functional groups having a silanol end (as described, for example, in FR 2 740 778 or US Pat. No.
• alkoxysilane groups as described for example in FR 2,765,882 or US 5,977,238), carboxylic groups (as described for example in WO 01/92402 or US 6,815,473, WO 2004/096865 or US 2006/0089445) or else polyether groups (as described for example in EP 1 127 909 or US Pat. No. 6,503,973).
• functionalized elastomers mention may also be made of elastomers (such as SBR, BR, NR or IR) of the epoxidized type.
• the underlayer described above may optionally comprise, in addition to the constituents presented above, one or more thermoplastic polymers based on polyether.
• thermoplastic polymers based on polyether When they are present in the composition, it is preferred that the total content of thermoplastic polymers based on polyether be less than 40 phr, preferably between 2 and 35 phr, more preferably between 5 and 30 phr, and very preferably between 10 and 25 pce.
• These thermoplastic polymers may in particular be polymers of poly (para-phenylene ether) (abbreviated as "EPP").
• thermoplastic polymers PPE are well known to those skilled in the art, they are solid resins at room temperature (20 ° C) compatible with styrenic polymers, which have in particular used to increase the Tg of TPE elastomers whose thermoplastic block is a styrenic block (see for example "Thermal, Mechanical and Morphological Analyzes of Poly (2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) / Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene Blends", Tucker, Barlow and Paul, Macromolecules, 1988, 21). , 1678-1685).
• thermoplastic elastomer described above and the conductive filler alone are sufficient for the usable sub-layer of the invention, nevertheless a reinforcing filler can be used in the composition.
• a reinforcing filler When a reinforcing filler is used, it is possible to use any type of filler usually used for the manufacture of tires, for example an organic filler such as carbon black, an inorganic filler such as silica, or a cutting of these two types of filler, including a cut of carbon black and silica.
• an inorganic reinforcing filler it is possible for example to use in known manner a coupling agent (or bonding agent) at least bifunctional intended to ensure a sufficient connection, of a chemical and / or physical nature, between the inorganic filler (surface of its particles) and the elastomer, in particular organosilanes or bifunctional polyorganosiloxanes.
• the underlayer described above may furthermore comprise the various additives usually present in the sublayers known to those skilled in the art.
• one or more additives chosen from protective agents such as antioxidants or antiozonants, anti-UV agents, the various agents of implementation or other stabilizers, or the promoters able to promote the adhesion to the rest of the structure will be chosen. of the pneumatic object.
• the underlayer does not contain all these additives at the same time and even more preferably, the underlayer contains none of these agents.
• the composition of the sublayer of the invention may contain a crosslinking system known to those skilled in the art.
• the composition does not contain a crosslinking system.
• the composition of the underlayer of the invention may contain one or more inert micrometric fillers such as lamellar fillers known to those skilled in the art.
• the composition contains no micron charge.
• the composition of the underlayer of the invention may contain a plasticizer, such as an extender oil (or plasticizing oil) or a plasticizing resin whose function is to facilitate the implementation of the underlayer, particularly its integration with the tire by a lowering of the module and an increase in the tackifiant power.
• a plasticizer such as an extender oil (or plasticizing oil) or a plasticizing resin whose function is to facilitate the implementation of the underlayer, particularly its integration with the tire by a lowering of the module and an increase in the tack evident power.
• the level of plasticizer varies from 0 to 80 phr, more preferably from 0 to 50 phr, more preferably still from 0 to 30 phr, and in particular less than 10 phr, according to the Tg and the module. referred to for the underlayment.
• the composition of the underlayer does not contain a plasticizer.
• the composition of the underlayer may also comprise, still in a minor weight fraction relative to the elastomer blocks, thermoplastic polymers other than those based on polyether. It is preferred that the composition does not contain such thermoplastic polymers other than those based on polyether, or when present in the composition, it is preferred that the total content of thermoplastic polymers other than those based on polyether is less than 30. pce, preferably less than 10 phr. Very preferably, the composition is devoid of such thermoplastic polymers other than those based on polyethers, or contains less than 5 phr.
• the TPE elastomers can be implemented in the usual manner for TPE, by extrusion or molding, for example from a raw material available in the form of beads or granules.
• the underlayer for the tire according to the invention is prepared in the usual manner, for example, by incorporating the various components into a twin-screw extruder, so as to carry out the melting of the matrix and an incorporation of all the components. ingredients, then use a die to make the profile.
• This underlayer may be mounted on a tire in the usual manner, said tire comprising in addition to the underlayer necessary for the purposes of the invention, a tread, a crown and a crown reinforcement, and preferably, two flanks and two beads, and a carcass reinforcement anchored to the two beads and extending from one side to the other.
• the difference between the elastic modulus ratio at 200 ° C. and at 60 ° C. of the underlayer and that of the adjacent layers is such that the following equation is verified with each of the adjacent layers:
• G ⁇ (T) represents the elastic component of the shear modulus of the underlayer at the temperature T
• G B '(T) represents the elastic component of the shear modulus of the layer adjacent to the underlayer the temperature T.
• thermoplastic elastomer residue on the remaining structure of the tire also known as a "carcass”
• an underlayer comprising a thermoplastic elastomer of identical or compatible nature (ie similar by its chemical composition, its mass, its polarity and / or its glass transition temperature Tg).
• the difference between the elastic modulus ratio at 200 ° C. and at 60 ° C. of the underlayer and that of the adjacent layers is such that the following equation is satisfied:
• the difference between the elastic modulus ratio at 200 ° C. and at 60 ° C. of the underlayer and that of the adjacent layers is such that the following equation is verified:
• the underlayer may have elastic modulus properties such that the following equation is verified:
• a low elastic modulus variation between 60 ° C and 100 ° C is a good indicator that the underlayer has not softened too much at these temperatures, which is desirable for proper operation of the tire, in particular if it is intended for tires of passenger vehicles or heavy vehicles, which have an operating temperature exceeding 60 ° C.
• the underlayer has elastic modulus properties such that the following equation is verified:
• the underlayer has elastic modulus properties such that the following equation is verified:
• the underlayer has elastic modulus properties such that the following equation is verified:
• the possibility of easy decapping is also represented by the difference between the elastic modulus variation between 60 ° C. and 200 ° C. of the underlayer and that of the adjacent layers, when the following equation is satisfied. with each of the adjacent layers:
• E ' A (T) represents the elastic component of the shear modulus of the underlayer at the temperature T
• E' B (T) represents the elastic component of the shear modulus of the layer adjacent to the underlayer at temperature T.
• the module E '(T) is measured in compression.
• the invention can be defined by replacing the equation comprising the module ratios G 'by the equation above comprising the ratios of modules E'. The same embodiments can be envisaged and the preferences indicated above apply mutatis mutandis.
• the layers adjacent to the tread sub-layer are typically the tread on the one hand and on the other hand the belt (or crown reinforcement) of the tire.
• the two adjacent layers are on the one hand the upper part of the tread (radially external, subject to decapping) and secondly the lower part (radially internal to the underlayer) of the original tread.
• the two adjacent layers of the underlayer are of the same nature, or of a different nature.
• the adjacent layers may consist of compositions based on diene elastomers, which are well known to those skilled in the art, and such as those defined above as optional elastomers.
• diene elastomers which are well known to those skilled in the art, and such as those defined above as optional elastomers.
• complementary thermoplastic elastomers of the underlayer complementary thermoplastic elastomers of the underlayer.
• adjacent layers are described in numerous patents well known to those skilled in the art and generally comprise, in addition to the diene elastomers described above, additives such as those described above for the composition of the sub-compound. layer and especially reinforcing fillers, such as silica and / or carbon black, plasticizers in the form of oil or plasticizing resin, a crosslinking system and other additives well known to those skilled in the art such as as antioxidants.
• additives such as those described above for the composition of the sub-compound. layer and especially reinforcing fillers, such as silica and / or carbon black, plasticizers in the form of oil or plasticizing resin, a crosslinking system and other additives well known to those skilled in the art such as as antioxidants.
• the adjacent layers may also consist of compositions based on thermoplastic elastomers or comprising thermoplastic elastomers, and in particular this may be the case of the tread.
• one of the adjacent layers may be a layer consisting of a composition based on diene elastomer (in particular the tire belt) while the other adjacent layer may consist of a composition based on thermoplastic elastomer (in particular the tread).
• Pneumatic underlayer compositions according to the invention were prepared as indicated above.
• the measuring method of E '(T) is done by means of a machine DMA METRA VIB 450+ equipped with compression trays PET 10003000B.
• the test carried out is a dynamic compression test on a cylindrical sample with a diameter of 10 mm and a height of 15 mm.
• the TPE formulation or the raw elastomer mixture chosen is first put into sheet form (eg in press for the TPE, in the roller mixer for the elastomer mixture). We then cut small discs 10mm in diameter by means of a punch. These discs are stacked up to a height of at least 15mm.
• this heat treatment baking for the crosslinkable mixture
• shaping for the non-crosslinkable mixture
• the cylindrical sample obtained is secured to the compression plates by means of a Loctite 406 adhesive.
• a drop of this adhesive is first deposited in the center of the lower plate. We pose ⁇ cylindrical sample on this drop and deposit a second drop above it. Then come down the cross of the Metravib to stick the top plate on the top of the sample, being careful not to crush (force virtually zero).
• a sinusoidal stress is applied to this cylindrical specimen at a static deformation rate of 10% and a dynamic strain rate of 0.1% at 1 Hz.
• the variation is studied. of the module E 'as a function of the temperature for a range varying from 40 ° C to 200 ° C with a rate of variation of 1 ° C / min. Typically, we then obtain a plot of the evolution of the module E 'as a function of temperature. From this curve, values of E 'can be extracted at different temperatures, for example E' (60 ° C), E '(100 ° C) and E' (200 ° C).
• the measuring method of G '(T) uses an RPA 2000LV rheology machine (oscillating disk rheometer) equipped with the standard viscosity sensor 200 in.lbs (22.6 Nm).
• the RPA machine makes it possible to torsionally urge a sample of material enclosed in a chamber (or enclosure) with biconical walls.
• a sample of material approximately 30 mm in diameter and with a mass of approximately 5 g is deposited in the enclosure of the RPA (a total volume of 8 cm 3 is considered optimal; the quantity is sufficient when a small amount of sample escapes from each side of the enclosure and is visible at the end of the test).
• the material is previously cut from a sheet of this material. In the case where this sheet of material does not have a sufficient thickness, the sections of this sheet of material can be stacked.
• a cooking operation is carried out (in the case of a crosslinkable mixture) or of shaping (in the case of a non-crosslinkable mixture), by applying to the sample enclosed in the chamber a temperature of 30.degree.
• the sample is perfectly molded in the closed chamber of the RPA, and if necessary, this sample is crosslinked.
• the sample is then cooled to 40 ° C directly in the RPA chamber. It is then possible to start measuring the value of G 'at 5% dynamic shear alternating (an angle of 0.36 °) and 10Hz in a temperature range of 40 to 200 ° C.
• a variation curve of G 'as a function of temperature is obtained on which the G' modulus of the composition can be extracted at 60 ° C., 100 ° C. and 200 ° C.
• the method consists in subjecting the compositions to heating via a conduction wiper.
• An "Elektro-Automatik PSI 8500-30U” power supply allows, by means of two contacting copper electrodes, to circulate a direct electric current in the sample of the tested composition.
• the control of the power supply is done by means of the software "Easy Power Lite” in which one can choose to regulate in intensity, in tension or in power. We chose to work at imposed power.
• the thermal camera is used to record the evolution of the temperature as a function of time using the "Thermacam" software.
• compositions A-2, A-3, A-4 and A-5 correspond to underlayment compositions for the needs of the invention. It is possible to note in these compositions the great economy of means, linked to the use of TPE elastomers in the composition of the underlayer.
• Composition A-1 is a control composition without a conductive filler.

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