JP2003292705A - Rubber composition for tire tube - Google Patents

Rubber composition for tire tube

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JP2003292705A
JP2003292705A JP2002094664A JP2002094664A JP2003292705A JP 2003292705 A JP2003292705 A JP 2003292705A JP 2002094664 A JP2002094664 A JP 2002094664A JP 2002094664 A JP2002094664 A JP 2002094664A JP 2003292705 A JP2003292705 A JP 2003292705A
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rubber
rubber composition
tire tube
butyl rubber
isobutylene
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Yasushi Kikuchi
也寸志 菊地
Akihiko Nakayama
晃彦 中山
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Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a rubber composition for a tire tube having improved gas permeability resistance and rubber strength in an unvulcanized state. <P>SOLUTION: This rubber composition for the tire tube comprises 100 pts.wt. of butyl rubber and/or halogenated butyl rubber and 5-30 pts.wt. of an isobutylene-based polymer or a modified isobutylene-based polymer having 3,000-20,000 number-average molecular weight. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 【0001】 【発明の属する技術分野】本発明はタイヤチューブ用ゴ
ム組成物に関し、更に詳しくは耐気体透過性及び未加硫
時のゴム強度(グリーン強度)を改良したタイヤチュー
ブ用ゴム組成物に関する。 【0002】 【従来の技術】タイヤチューブ用ゴム組成物で耐気体透
過性を損なうことなく未加硫ゴムの強度を向上させるこ
とを目的とした提案は、例えば特開平11−35755
号公報に記載されているが、この提案は耐気体透過性を
向上させることについては言及していない。また未加硫
ゴムの強度を向上させる方法として天然ゴムをブレンド
することも考えられるが、この場合には耐気体透過性が
低下するので好ましくない。 【0003】 【発明が解決しようとする課題】タイヤ用チューブは高
い内圧保持性(耐気体透過性)が要求されることは周知
の通りである。そのためタイヤ用チューブには、ポリマ
ーとして、ブチルゴム又はハロゲン化ブチルゴムが一般
に使用されているが、このようなブチル系ゴムは未加硫
時のゴム強度(グリーン強度)が低く柔らかいため、チ
ューブを製造する(通常はゴムを円筒に押出したものを
縦からメスで切断し、切断面を貼り合せて、モールド中
で輪状に加硫する)過程で、押出し物を切断する時に切
断面が押しつぶされたり、エッジが中に喰いこんだりし
て、きれいな切断面を得ることが非常に困難であり、そ
の結果として製品化後に、スプライス部の強度不足によ
る故障が発生するおそれもあった。 【0004】従って、本発明は、耐気体透過性を向上さ
せるとともに、同時に未加硫時のゴム強度(グリーン強
度)も高めることにより、タイヤ走行時のスプライス部
の故障を著しく低減させることのできるタイヤチューブ
用ゴム組成物を提供することを目的とする。 【0005】 【課題を解決するための手段】本発明に従えば、ブチル
ゴム及び/又はハロゲン化ブチルゴム100重量部並び
に数平均分子量が3000〜20000のイソブチレン
系ポリマー又は変性イソブチレン系ポリマー5〜30重
量部を含んでなるタイヤチューブ用ゴム組成物が提供さ
れる。 【0006】 【発明の実施の形態】従来のブチル系ゴムにはアロマ
(芳香族)オイル、パラフィンオイル等の軟化剤が配合
されているが、本発明者らはこれらの軟化剤の代わりに
特定の低分子量ブチル系ポリマーを用いることで、耐気
体透過性とグリーン強度の両者を同時に改良させること
ができることを見出した。 【0007】本発明に係るタイヤチューブ用ゴム組成物
に配合されるブチルゴム及び/又はハロゲン化ブチルゴ
ム(例えば臭素化又は塩素化ブチルゴム)は従来からタ
イヤインナーライナー用ゴム組成物に一般的に使用され
ている任意のブチルゴム及び/又はハロゲン化ブチルゴ
ムとすることができる。ブチルゴムは広く市販されてお
り、例えばバイエル社のブチル301、日本ブチル
(株)社のエクソンブチル268などの市販品を用いる
ことができる。 【0008】ハロゲン化ブチルゴムは例えば前記ブチル
ゴムを臭素や塩素などでハロゲン化したもので、これも
広く市販されており、例えばバイエル社のブロモブチル
X2、エクソン社のブロモブチル2255などの市販品
を用いることができる。 【0009】本発明においては、前述の如く、前記ブチ
ルゴム又はハロゲン化ブチルゴムに、従来の軟化剤に代
えて数平均分子量が3000〜20000、好ましくは
4000〜17000のイソブチレン系ポリマー又は変
性イソブチレン系ポリマーを配合する。この分子量が低
過ぎると十分なグリーン強度が得られず、スプライス部
の故障の低減が期待できず、逆に高過ぎると粘度が高く
なり、また、分散も困難となり薄いシートとして加工す
ることが困難になるので好ましくない。イソブチレン系
ポリマー又は変性イソブチレン系ポリマーは、ブチルゴ
ム及び/又はハロゲン化ブチルゴム100重量部に対し
5〜30重量部、好ましくは7〜25重量部配合する。
この配合量が少な過ぎると粘度の高いゴム組成物となる
ので好ましくなく、逆に多過ぎると低いグリーン強度し
か得られないので好ましくない。 【0010】本発明においてブチルゴム及び/又はハロ
ゲン化ブチルゴムに加えて少量の他のゴムを配合しても
よい。そのようなゴムとしては、例えばスチレン−ブタ
ジエンゴム、エチレン−プロピレン−ジエンゴムをあげ
ることができる。但し、これらの他のゴムの配合量が多
過ぎると耐空気透過性が損なわれるので、最大でも25
重量部以下でなければならない。 【0011】本発明に係るタイヤチューブ用ゴム組成物
には、前記必須成分に加えて、ゴム工業で通常使用され
る任意の配合剤、例えば補強充填剤、硫黄、有機過酸化
物、老化防止剤、加硫促進剤、充填剤、可塑剤等を、必
要に応じて、本発明の目的を損なわない限り、通常の配
合量の範囲で適宜配合することができる。また本発明の
タイヤチューブ用ゴム組成物は従来の製造方法及び装置
を用いて製造することができる。 【0012】 【実施例】以下、実施例によって本発明を更に説明する
が、本発明の範囲をこれらの実施例に限定するものでな
いことはいうまでもない。 【0013】実施例1〜3及び比較例1 表Iに示す配合(重量部)において加硫系及び亜鉛華
(酸化亜鉛)を除く各成分を1.8リットルの密閉型ミ
キサーで3〜5分間混練し、135±5℃に達したとき
に放出してマスターバッチを得た。 【0014】次にこのゴム組成物に亜鉛華、加硫促進剤
と硫黄を8インチのオープンロールで混練し、ゴム組成
物を得た。このゴム組成物について以下の方法で未加硫
物性を測定し、結果を表Iに示した。また、この組成物
を15×15×0.2cmの金型中で160℃で20分間
プレス加硫して目的とする試験片(ゴムシート)を調製
し、以下の方法で加硫物性を評価した。結果を表Iに示
す。 【0015】未加硫ゴムのグリーン強度 厚さ2mmの未加硫シートを冷プレスにて作成し、JIS
K6251に準拠して室温にて測定した。300%モジ
ュラスを強度の指数とし、比較例1を100とした時の
指数で示した。 【0016】加硫ゴムの耐気体透過性 日本ゴム協会発行「ゴム試験法」に記載の気体透過性−
圧力法に基づき透過量を求め比較例1を100とした時
の指数で示した。値が大ほど耐気体透過性は良好であ
る。 【0017】 【表1】 【0018】表Iの結果から明らかなように、アロマオ
イル20重量部を配合した比較例1に比較してイソブチ
レン系低分子量ポリマーを配合した実施例1〜3の配合
系では耐気体透過性とグリーン強度が明らかに向上して
いる。 【0019】 【発明の効果】以上の通り、本発明に従えば、ブチルゴ
ム及び/又はハロゲン化ブチルゴムに低分子量のイソブ
チレン系ポリマーを軟化剤として配合することにより、
高い耐気体透過性及び未加硫時のゴム強度を有するタイ
ヤチューブ用ゴム組成物を得ることができる。
Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rubber composition for a tire tube, and more particularly to a rubber composition having improved gas permeation resistance and unvulcanized rubber strength (green strength). The present invention relates to a rubber composition for a tire tube. 2. Description of the Related Art A proposal for improving the strength of an unvulcanized rubber without impairing the gas permeation resistance of a rubber composition for a tire tube has been proposed, for example, in JP-A-11-35755.
However, this proposal does not mention improving gas permeation resistance. As a method for improving the strength of the unvulcanized rubber, blending of natural rubber may be considered. However, in this case, gas permeation resistance decreases, which is not preferable. [0003] It is well known that tire tubes are required to have high internal pressure retention (gas permeation resistance). For this reason, butyl rubber or halogenated butyl rubber is generally used as a polymer for a tire tube. However, such a butyl rubber has a low rubber strength (green strength) when unvulcanized and is soft, so that a tube is manufactured. In the process (usually cut rubber extruded into a cylinder and cut it vertically with a scalpel, paste the cut surfaces and vulcanize it in a ring in the mold), the cut surface is crushed when cutting the extruded material, It is very difficult to obtain a clean cut surface due to the edge biting into the inside, and as a result, there is a possibility that a failure due to insufficient strength of the splice portion may occur after commercialization. [0004] Accordingly, the present invention can remarkably reduce failure of a splice portion during tire running by improving gas permeation resistance and at the same time increasing rubber strength (green strength) when unvulcanized. An object of the present invention is to provide a rubber composition for a tire tube. According to the present invention, 100 parts by weight of butyl rubber and / or halogenated butyl rubber and 5 to 30 parts by weight of an isobutylene-based polymer or a modified isobutylene-based polymer having a number average molecular weight of 3,000 to 20,000 are provided. A rubber composition for a tire tube comprising: DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Conventional butyl rubber contains a softening agent such as aroma (aromatic) oil or paraffin oil, but the present inventors have specified a specific softening agent instead of these softening agents. It has been found that by using a low-molecular-weight butyl-based polymer, both gas permeation resistance and green strength can be simultaneously improved. [0007] Butyl rubber and / or halogenated butyl rubber (for example, brominated or chlorinated butyl rubber) blended in the rubber composition for a tire tube according to the present invention have been generally used in rubber compositions for tire inner liners. Any butyl rubber and / or halogenated butyl rubber can be used. Butyl rubber is widely marketed, and commercially available products such as Bayer's Butyl 301 and Exxon Butyl 268 from Japan Butyl Co., Ltd. can be used. The halogenated butyl rubber is obtained by halogenating the above butyl rubber with bromine, chlorine or the like, and is also widely commercially available. it can. In the present invention, as described above, the butyl rubber or the halogenated butyl rubber may be replaced with an isobutylene-based polymer or a modified isobutylene-based polymer having a number average molecular weight of 3,000 to 20,000, preferably 4,000 to 17,000, in place of the conventional softener. Mix. If the molecular weight is too low, sufficient green strength cannot be obtained, and a reduction in splice failure cannot be expected. Conversely, if the molecular weight is too high, the viscosity increases, and dispersion becomes difficult, making it difficult to process as a thin sheet. Is not preferred. The isobutylene-based polymer or the modified isobutylene-based polymer is blended in an amount of 5 to 30 parts by weight, preferably 7 to 25 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the butyl rubber and / or the halogenated butyl rubber.
If the amount is too small, a rubber composition having a high viscosity is not preferable. On the other hand, if the amount is too large, only low green strength is obtained, which is not preferable. In the present invention, a small amount of another rubber may be blended in addition to the butyl rubber and / or the halogenated butyl rubber. Examples of such rubber include styrene-butadiene rubber and ethylene-propylene-diene rubber. However, if the amount of these other rubbers is too large, the air permeability is impaired.
It must be less than parts by weight. In the rubber composition for a tire tube according to the present invention, in addition to the above essential components, any compounding agent usually used in the rubber industry, for example, a reinforcing filler, sulfur, an organic peroxide, an antioxidant, If necessary, vulcanization accelerators, fillers, plasticizers, and the like can be appropriately compounded within the usual compounding amounts as long as the object of the present invention is not impaired. Further, the rubber composition for a tire tube of the present invention can be manufactured by using a conventional manufacturing method and apparatus. The present invention will be further described with reference to the following examples, but it goes without saying that the scope of the present invention is not limited to these examples. Examples 1 to 3 and Comparative Example 1 In the formulations (parts by weight) shown in Table I, the respective components except for the vulcanizing system and zinc oxide (zinc oxide) were mixed in a 1.8-liter closed mixer for 3 to 5 minutes. The mixture was kneaded and released when the temperature reached 135 ± 5 ° C. to obtain a master batch. Next, zinc white, a vulcanization accelerator and sulfur were kneaded with this rubber composition using an 8-inch open roll to obtain a rubber composition. The unvulcanized physical properties of this rubber composition were measured by the following methods, and the results are shown in Table I. Further, this composition was press-vulcanized in a mold of 15 × 15 × 0.2 cm at 160 ° C. for 20 minutes to prepare a target test piece (rubber sheet), and the vulcanization properties were evaluated by the following methods. did. The results are shown in Table I. Green strength of unvulcanized rubber An unvulcanized sheet having a thickness of 2 mm is prepared by a cold press, and is subjected to JIS.
It was measured at room temperature according to K6251. 300% modulus was used as an index of strength, and Comparative Example 1 was shown as an index when 100 was used. Gas Permeability of Vulcanized Rubber Gas Permeability described in "Rubber Test Method" published by The Rubber Association of Japan
The amount of permeation was determined based on the pressure method, and was indicated by an index when Comparative Example 1 was set to 100. The larger the value, the better the gas permeation resistance. [Table 1] As is clear from the results in Table I, the blended systems of Examples 1 to 3 in which an isobutylene-based low molecular weight polymer was blended as compared with Comparative Example 1 in which 20 parts by weight of aroma oil were blended, showed gas permeation resistance. The green strength is clearly improved. As described above, according to the present invention, by blending a low molecular weight isobutylene polymer as a softening agent with butyl rubber and / or halogenated butyl rubber,
A rubber composition for a tire tube having high gas permeability resistance and rubber strength before vulcanization can be obtained.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】 【請求項1】 ブチルゴム及び/又はハロゲン化ブチル
ゴム100重量部並びに数平均分子量が3000〜20
000のイソブチレン系ポリマー又は変性イソブチレン
系ポリマー5〜30重量部を含んでなるタイヤチューブ
用ゴム組成物。
Claims: 1. A butyl rubber and / or a halogenated butyl rubber having 100 parts by weight and a number average molecular weight of 3000 to 20.
A rubber composition for tire tubes, comprising 5 to 30 parts by weight of an isobutylene-based polymer or a modified isobutylene-based polymer of 000.
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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7960454B2 (en) 2005-12-16 2011-06-14 Exxonmobil Chemical Patents Inc. Processing aids for elastomeric compositions
US8283407B2 (en) 2005-12-16 2012-10-09 Exxonmobil Chemical Patents Inc. Processing aids for elastomeric compositions

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