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WO2021065983A1
WO2021065983A1 PCT/JP2020/037080 JP2020037080W WO2021065983A1 WO 2021065983 A1 WO2021065983 A1 WO 2021065983A1 JP 2020037080 W JP2020037080 W JP 2020037080W WO 2021065983 A1 WO2021065983 A1 WO 2021065983A1
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    • 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
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  • the present invention relates to a pneumatic tire having excellent steering stability, low rolling resistance, wet grip performance, low road noise and high speed durability.
  • Pneumatic tires are required to have excellent steering stability, fuel efficiency and durability, and more specifically, excellent steering stability, low rolling resistance, wet grip performance, low road noise and high speed durability. Desired. However, these required performances required for pneumatic tires are in a trade-off relationship, and it has been difficult to combine these performances at a high level.
  • Patent Document 1 describes a rubber composition obtained by blending silica and a silane coupling agent with a diene rubber containing a conjugated diene rubber obtained by reacting a conjugated diene polymer chain having an active terminal with a predetermined polyorganosiloxane. To describe improving steering stability, low rolling resistance, and wet grip. However, pneumatic tires using this rubber composition have room for improvement in low road noise and high speed durability.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a pneumatic tire having improved steering stability, low rolling resistance, wet grip performance, low road noise and high speed durability beyond the conventional level.
  • the pneumatic tire of the present invention that achieves the above object has a plurality of belt layers in which the cord directions are crossed between layers, and a polyethylene terephthalate fiber cord is spirally formed in the tire circumferential direction on the outer side of the belt layer in the tire radial direction.
  • a pneumatic tire having a belt cover layer wound around the tire and having an undertread and a cap tread on the outer side in the radial direction of the tire, wherein the thickness of the undertread is 1.5 mm or more and the rubber hardness of the undertread is 1.5 mm or more.
  • the ratio Hu / Hc of Hu to the rubber hardness Hc of the cap tread is 0.9 or less, and the cap tread is composed of a rubber composition in which 100 parts by mass of diene rubber and 50 to 150 parts by mass of silica are mixed.
  • the diene rubber is a conjugated diene rubber having a modifying group having at least one selected from a polyorganosiloxane structure, an amino group, a hydroxyl group, an epoxy group, a carbonyl group, an alkoxysilyl group, a silanol group, and a hydrocarbyl group. Is contained in an amount of 70% by mass or more.
  • the pneumatic tire of the present invention has a belt cover layer in which a polyethylene terephthalate fiber cord is wound in the tire circumferential direction, the thickness of the under tread is 1.5 mm or more, and the ratio of rubber hardness between the under tread and the cap tread is Hu / Hc.
  • the rubber composition constituting the cap tread is such that silica is blended with the diene rubber containing 70% by mass or more of the conjugated diene rubber, so that the steering stability, low rolling resistance, and wetness are adjusted. Grip performance, low road noise and high-speed durability can be improved beyond the conventional level.
  • the conjugated diene-based rubber having the modifying group is formed by binding the active end of the conjugated diene-based polymer chain having an active end to the polyorganosiloxane represented by the following general formula (1), and has the active end.
  • the conjugated diene-based polymer chain has a polymer block A and a polymer block B formed in succession with the polymer block A, and the polymer block A contains 80 to 95% by mass of isoprene units. It is preferable that the polymer block B contains 1,3-butadiene units and aromatic vinyl units, containing 5 to 20% by mass of aromatic vinyl units and a weight average molecular weight of 500 to 15,000.
  • R 1 to R 8 are alkyl groups having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or aryl groups having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, and these may be the same or different from each other.
  • X 1 and X 4 are composed of an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and a group having 4 to 12 carbon atoms containing an epoxy group. Any group selected from the group, which may be the same or different from each other.
  • X 2 contains an alkoxy group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms or an epoxy group having 4 to 12 carbon atoms.
  • X 3 be different even identical to one another is a group containing repeating units of alkylene glycol having 2 to 20 when X 3 have multiple , They may be the same or different from each other.
  • M is an integer of 3 to 200
  • n is an integer of 0 to 200
  • k is an integer of 0 to 200.
  • the rubber composition constituting the cap tread has low rolling resistance and low rolling resistance by blending 0.1 to 20 parts by mass of alkyltriethoxysilane having an alkyl having 7 to 20 carbon atoms with respect to the blending amount of the silica.
  • Wet grip performance can be improved.
  • the wet grip performance and low rolling resistance can be further improved.
  • FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view in the tire meridian direction showing an example of an embodiment of the pneumatic tire of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of an embodiment of a pneumatic tire.
  • the pneumatic tire includes a tread portion 1, a sidewall portion 2, and a bead portion 3.
  • two layers of carcass layers 4 are extended and embedded in a rubber layer by arranging reinforcing cords extending in the tire radial direction between the left and right bead portions 3 at predetermined intervals in the tire circumferential direction, and both ends thereof.
  • the portion is folded back from the inside to the outside in the tire axial direction so as to sandwich the bead filler 6 around the bead core 5 embedded in the bead portion 3.
  • An inner liner layer 7 is arranged inside the carcass layer 4.
  • a two-layer belt layer 8 is arranged by arranging reinforcing cords inclined in the tire circumferential direction and extending at predetermined intervals in the tire axial direction and embedded in a rubber layer.
  • a belt cover layer 9 is arranged on the outer peripheral side of the belt layer 8.
  • the belt cover layer 9 may be either a full cover type that covers the entire belt layer or an edge cover type that covers the end portion of the belt layer in the tire width direction, and both types may be combined.
  • a tread portion 1 is arranged on the outer peripheral side of the belt cover layer 9, and the tread portion 1 is composed of a cap tread 10a and an under tread 10b.
  • the pneumatic tire has a plurality of belt layers 8 having cord directions crossed between layers on the tread surface of the tire, and has a belt cover layer 9 on the outer side of the belt layer 8 in the tire radial direction and on the outer side in the tire radial direction. It has an under tread 10b and a cap tread 10a.
  • the belt layer 8 is composed of a plurality of layers in which reinforcing cords extending in the tire circumferential direction are arranged at predetermined intervals in the tire axial direction and embedded in coated rubber, and the reinforcing cords are formed between the plurality of layers. Arranged so that the extending directions intersect each other.
  • the inclination angle of the reinforcing cord with respect to the tire circumferential direction is set in the range of, for example, 10 ° to 40 °.
  • the reinforcing cord of the belt layer 8 for example, a steel cord is preferably used.
  • a belt cover layer 9 is provided on the outer peripheral side of the belt layer 8 for the purpose of improving high-speed durability and reducing road noise.
  • the belt cover layer 9 contains an organic fiber cord oriented in the tire circumferential direction.
  • the angle of the organic fiber cord with respect to the tire circumferential direction is set to, for example, 0 ° to 5 °.
  • the belt cover layer 9 may be formed by spirally winding a strip material in which at least one organic fiber cord is aligned and coated with a coated rubber in the tire circumferential direction, and it is particularly desirable to have a jointless structure.
  • a polyethylene terephthalate fiber cord (hereinafter, may be referred to as "PET fiber cord”) is used as the organic fiber cord constituting the belt cover layer 9.
  • PET fiber cord a polyethylene terephthalate fiber cord
  • the belt cover layer 9 has a PET fiber cord coated with a coated rubber.
  • the PET fiber cord has an elastic modulus at 100 ° C. under a load of 2.0 cN / dtex, preferably in the range of 3.5 cN / (tex ⁇ %) to 5.5 cN / (tex ⁇ %). If the elastic modulus under a load of 2.0 cN / dtex at 100 ° C. is less than 3.5 cN / (tex ⁇ %), the medium frequency road noise may not be sufficiently reduced. Further, if the elastic modulus of the PET fiber cord under a load of 2.0 cN / dtex at 100 ° C. exceeds 5.5 cN / (tex ⁇ %), the fatigue resistance of the cord may decrease and the durability of the tire may decrease. is there.
  • the elastic modulus [N / (tex ⁇ %)] under a load of 2.0 cN / dtex at 100 ° C. conforms to JIS-L1017 “Chemical fiber tire cord test method” and has a grip interval of 250 mm. It is calculated by conducting a tensile test under the condition of a tensile speed of 300 ⁇ 20 mm / min and converting the slope of the tangent line at the point corresponding to the load 2.0 cN / dtex of the load-elongation curve into the value per tex. ..
  • the cord tension in the tire is preferably 0.9 cN / dtex or more, more preferably 1.5 cN / dtex to 2.0 cN / dtex.
  • the cord tension in the tire of this PET fiber cord is less than 0.9 cN / dtex, the peak of tan ⁇ rises, and there is a possibility that the effect of improving the durability of the tire cannot be sufficiently obtained.
  • the cord tension in the tire of the PET fiber cord shall be measured at least two laps inside the tire width direction from the end of the strip material constituting the belt cover layer.
  • the PET fiber cord preferably has a heat shrinkage stress at 100 ° C. of 0.6 cN / tex or more.
  • a heat shrinkage stress at 100 ° C. is not particularly limited, but may be set to 2.0 cN / tex, for example.
  • the heat shrinkage stress (cN / tex) at 100 ° C. conforms to the "chemical fiber tire cord test method" of JIS-L1017, and has a sample length of 500 mm and a heating condition of 100 ° C. for 5 minutes. This is the heat shrinkage stress of the sample cord measured when heated in.
  • the PET fiber cord is subjected to an adhesive dip treatment, but in the normalization process after the two-bath treatment, the atmospheric temperature is set within the range of 210 ° C. to 250 ° C. and the cord tension is applied. Is preferably set in the range of 2.2 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 2 N / tex to 6.7 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 2 N / tex. This makes it possible to impart the desired physical properties as described above to the PET fiber cord.
  • the cord tension in the normalization process is smaller than 2.2 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 2 N / tex, the cord elastic modulus becomes low, and the medium frequency road noise cannot be sufficiently reduced, and conversely, 6.7 ⁇ 10 ⁇ If it is larger than 2 N / tex, the elastic modulus of the cord becomes high and the fatigue resistance of the cord decreases.
  • the thickness of the under tread 10b arranged on the tire radial outer side of the belt layer 8 and the belt cover layer 9 or on the tire radial outer side of the belt cover layer 9 is 1.5 mm or more, preferably 1.7 to 2.5 mm. .. Node noise can be reduced by increasing the thickness of the undertread 10b to 1.5 mm or more. In addition, heat generation in the tread portion can be suppressed, and high-speed durability can be maintained and improved.
  • the thickness of the under tread 10b is typically the thickness of the under tread in the portion corresponding to the central portion in the tire width direction. When the circumferential groove is arranged in the central portion in the tire width direction, the thickness of the under tread portion corresponding to the land portion near the central portion can be set to the thickness of the under tread.
  • the rubber hardness Hu of the under tread 10b has a ratio Hu / Hc of the cap tread 10a to the rubber hardness Hc of 0.9 or less, preferably 0.5 to 0.9, and more preferably 0.7 to 0.9. Is.
  • the ratio Hu / Hc of the rubber hardness of the under tread 10b and the cap tread 10a to 0.9 or less, the node noise increases as the rubber hardness Hc of the cap tread 10a is increased in order to improve steering stability. Even when the rubber hardness Hu of the under tread 10b is sufficiently reduced, the deterioration of node noise can be suppressed.
  • node noise can be further reduced.
  • the rubber hardness Hu of the under tread 10b and the rubber hardness Hc of the cap tread 10a refer to the hardness of the rubber measured at a temperature of 20 ° C. by a durometer type A in accordance with JIS K6253.
  • the rubber composition constituting the cap tread 10a that is, the rubber composition for the cap tread is a mixture of 100 parts by mass of diene rubber and 50 to 150 parts by mass of silica.
  • the blending amount of silica is preferably 70 to 130 parts by mass, and more preferably 80 to 120 parts by mass.
  • By blending 50 parts by mass or more of silica steering stability, low rolling resistance, and wet grip performance can be improved. Further, by blending 150 parts by mass or less of silica, deterioration of node noise can be suppressed.
  • silica examples include wet silica (hydrous silicic acid), dry silica (silicic anhydride), calcium silicate, aluminum silicate, and the like, and these may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
  • the CTAB adsorption specific surface area of silica is not particularly limited, but is preferably 180 m 2 / g or more and 230 m 2 / g or less, more preferably 185 to 220 m 2 / g, and particularly preferably 190 to 210 m 2 / g. It would be nice to have it. By setting the CTAB adsorption specific surface area of silica to 180 m 2 / g or more, low rolling resistance and wet grip performance can be further improved.
  • the CTAB adsorption specific surface area of silica is a value measured by ISO 5794.
  • alkyltriethoxysilane having an alkyl having 7 to 20 carbon atoms it is advisable to blend alkyltriethoxysilane having an alkyl having 7 to 20 carbon atoms together with silica.
  • the dispersibility of silica with respect to the rubber component can be improved, and the balance between low rolling resistance, wet grip performance, low node noise and high-speed durability can be further improved. In particular, low rolling resistance can be made excellent.
  • alkyl group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms examples include a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, a butyl group, a pentyl group, a hexyl group, a heptyl group, an octyl group, a nonyl group, a decyl group, an undecyl group and a dodecyl group.
  • an octyl group and a nonyl group are preferable from the viewpoint of compatibility with the rubber component.
  • Alkyltriethoxysilane having 7 to 20 carbon atoms is preferably blended in an amount of 0.1 to 20% by mass, more preferably 1 to 5% by mass, based on the blending amount of silica. If the blending amount of alkyltriethoxysilane is less than 0.1% by mass of the blending amount of silica, the dispersion of silica may not be sufficiently improved. If the blending amount of alkyltriethoxysilane exceeds 20% by mass of the blending amount of silica, the maneuverability may deteriorate.
  • silane coupling agent it is advisable to add a silane coupling agent together with silica.
  • a silane coupling agent By blending a silane coupling agent, the dispersibility of silica with respect to the rubber component can be improved, and the balance between low rolling resistance, wet grip performance, low node noise and high-speed durability can be further improved.
  • silane coupling agent is not particularly limited as long as it can be used in a rubber composition containing silica, and for example, bis- (3-triethoxysilylpropyl) tetrasulfide and bis (3-) Sulfur-containing silane coupling agents such as triethoxysilylpropyl) disulfide, 3-trimethoxysilylpropylbenzothiazoletetrasulfide, ⁇ -mercaptopropyltriethoxysilane, and 3-octanoylthiopropyltriethoxysilane can be exemplified. ..
  • the blending amount of the silane coupling agent is preferably 3 to 15% by mass, more preferably 5 to 10% by mass, based on the weight of silica. If the blending amount of the silane coupling agent is less than 3% by mass of the silica blending amount, the silica dispersion may not be sufficiently improved. If the blending amount of the silane coupling agent exceeds 15% by mass of the silica blending amount, the silane coupling agents may condense with each other, and the desired hardness and strength in the rubber composition may not be obtained.
  • the diene-based rubber constituting the rubber composition for cap tread is a modifying group having at least one selected from a polyorganosiloxane structure, an amino group, a hydroxyl group, an epoxy group, a carbonyl group, an alkoxysilyl group, a silanol group and a hydrocarbyl group.
  • a modifying group having at least one selected from a polyorganosiloxane structure, an amino group, a hydroxyl group, an epoxy group, a carbonyl group, an alkoxysilyl group, a silanol group and a hydrocarbyl group.
  • the content of the conjugated diene rubber having a modifying group is preferably 70% by mass or more, preferably 75 to 100% by mass, and more preferably 80 to 95% by mass.
  • the diene-based rubber of the rubber composition for cap tread can contain other diene-based rubbers in addition to the conjugated diene-based rubber having a modifying group.
  • diene-based rubbers include natural rubber, isoprene rubber, butadiene rubber, butyl rubber, unmodified styrene-butadiene rubber, acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber, ethylene-propylene rubber (EPM) and the like.
  • the diene-based rubber of the rubber composition for cap tread is preferably modified with at least one selected from a polyorganosiloxane structure, an amino group, a hydroxyl group, an epoxy group, a carbonyl group, an alkoxysilyl group, a silanol group and a hydrocarbyl group. It is preferably an aromatic vinyl-conjugated diene copolymer.
  • aromatic vinyl compound examples include styrene, ⁇ -methylstyrene, 1-vinylnaphthalene, 3-vinyltoluene, ethylvinylbenzene, divinylbenzene, 4-cyclohexylstyrene, 2,4,6-trimethylstyrene and the like. Of these, styrene is preferable. These may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
  • conjugated diene compound examples include 1,3-butadiene, isoprene, 1,3-pentadiene, 2,3-dimethylbutadiene, 2-phenyl-1,3-butadiene, and 1,3-hexadiene. Of these, 1,3-butadiene is preferable. These may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
  • the aromatic vinyl-conjugated diene copolymer preferably has an aromatic vinyl unit content of 38 to 48% by mass, a vinyl bond content of preferably 20 to 35% by mass, and a weight average molecular weight of preferably 500,000 to 800%. It should be 000.
  • a copolymer of styrene and 1,3-butadiene styrene-butadiene copolymer is preferable.
  • the conjugated diene-based rubber having a modifying group is formed by bonding the active end of the conjugated diene-based polymer chain having an active end and the polyorganosiloxane represented by the following general formula (1) to form a conjugated diene-based rubber having an active end.
  • the polymer chain has a polymer block A and a polymer block B formed consecutively from the polymer block A, and the polymer block A contains 80 to 95% by mass of an isoprene unit and an aromatic vinyl unit. It is preferable that the polymer block B contains 1,3-butadiene units and aromatic vinyl units, containing 5 to 20% by mass, having a weight average molecular weight of 500 to 15,000.
  • R 1 to R 8 are alkyl groups having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or aryl groups having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, and these may be the same or different from each other.
  • X 1 and X 4 are composed of an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and a group having 4 to 12 carbon atoms containing an epoxy group. Any group selected from the group, which may be the same or different from each other.
  • X 2 contains an alkoxy group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms or an epoxy group having 4 to 12 carbon atoms.
  • X 3 be different even identical to one another is a group containing repeating units of alkylene glycol having 2 to 20 when X 3 have multiple , They may be the same or different from each other.
  • M is an integer of 3 to 200
  • n is an integer of 0 to 200
  • k is an integer of 0 to 200.
  • the conjugated diene rubber having a modifying group can be produced by a method for producing a conjugated diene rubber, which comprises the following steps A, B and C in this order.
  • Step A By polymerizing a monomer mixture containing isoprene and aromatic vinyl, the isoprene unit content is 80 to 95% by mass, the aromatic vinyl unit content is 5 to 20% by mass, and the weight.
  • Step / Step C to obtain a conjugated diene-based polymer chain having a terminal: A step of reacting the polyorganosiloxane represented by the above formula (1) with the active terminal of the conjugated diene-based polymer chain. Describe.
  • step A the isoprene unit content is 80 to 95% by mass, the aromatic vinyl unit content is 5 to 20% by mass, and the weight is increased by polymerizing a monomer mixture containing isoprene and aromatic vinyl.
  • a polymer block A having an active terminal having an average molecular weight of 500 to 15,000 is formed.
  • the monomer mixture may be only isoprene and aromatic vinyl, or may contain a monomer other than isoprene and aromatic vinyl.
  • the aromatic vinyl is not particularly limited, and for example, styrene, ⁇ -methylstyrene, 2-methylstyrene, 3-methylstyrene, 4-methylstyrene, 2-ethylstyrene, 3-ethylstyrene, 4-ethylstyrene, Examples thereof include 2,4-diisopropylstyrene, 2,4-dimethylstyrene, 4-t-butylstyrene, 5-t-butyl-2-methylstyrene, vinylnaphthalene, dimethylaminomethylstyrene, and dimethylaminoethylstyrene. Of these, styrene is preferable. These aromatic vinyls can be used alone or in combination of two or more.
  • Examples of monomers other than isoprene and aromatic vinyl include 1,3-butadiene, 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene, 2-chloro-1,3-butadiene, 1,3-pentadiene, and Conjugate diene other than isoprene such as 1,3-hexadiene; ⁇ , ⁇ -unsaturated nitriles such as acrylonitrile and methacrylonitrile; unsaturated carboxylic acids or acid anhydrides such as acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, and maleic anhydride; Unsaturated carboxylic acid esters such as methyl methacrylate, ethyl acrylate, and butyl acrylate; 1,5-hexadiene, 1,6-heptadiene, 1,7-octadiene, dicyclopentadiene, and 5-ethylidene-2-norbornene.
  • Non-conjugated diene such as; Of these, 1,3-buta
  • the monomer mixture is preferably polymerized in an inert solvent.
  • the inert solvent is not particularly limited as long as it is usually used in solution polymerization and does not inhibit the polymerization reaction. Specific examples thereof include chain aliphatic hydrocarbons such as butane, pentane, hexane, heptane, and 2-butene; alicyclic hydrocarbons such as cyclopentane, cyclohexane, and cyclohexene; benzene, toluene, and xylene. Aromatic hydrocarbons such as;
  • the amount of the inert solvent used is, for example, 1 to 80% by mass, preferably 10 to 50% by mass, in terms of the concentration of the monomer mixture.
  • the monomer mixture is preferably polymerized with a polymerization initiator.
  • the polymerization initiator is not particularly limited as long as it can polymerize a monomer mixture containing isoprene and aromatic vinyl to give a polymer chain having an active terminal.
  • a polymerization initiator whose main catalyst is an organic alkali metal compound, an organic alkaline earth metal compound, a lanthanum series metal compound, or the like is preferably used.
  • organic alkali metal compound examples include organic monolithium compounds such as n-butyllithium, sec-butyllithium, t-butyllithium, hexyllithium, phenyllithium, and stillbenzylene; dilithiomethane, 1,4-dilithiobtan, 1, Organic polyvalent lithium compounds such as 4-dilithio-2-ethylcyclohexane, 1,3,5-trilithiobenzene, and 1,3,5-tris (lithiomethyl) benzene; organic sodium compounds such as sodium naphthalene; potassium naphthalene and the like. Organic potassium compounds; and the like.
  • organic alkaline earth metal compound examples include di-n-butylmagnesium, di-n-hexylmagnesium, diethoxycalcium, calcium distearate, dit-butoxystrontium, diethoxybarium, and diisopropoxybarium. , Diethyl mercaptobarium, dit-butoxybarium, diphenoxybarium, diethylaminobarium, barium distearate, diketylbarium and the like.
  • Examples of the polymerization initiator using a lanthanum-series metal compound as a main catalyst include lanthanum-series metals such as lanthanum, cerium, placeodim, neodym, samarium and gadrinium, and lanthanum-series metals composed of carboxylic acids and phosphorus-containing organic acids.
  • Examples thereof include a polymerization initiator composed of an alkylaluminum compound, an organoaluminum hydride compound, and an co-catalyst such as an organoaluminum halide compound, which has a salt of Among these polymerization initiators, it is preferable to use an organic monolithium compound, and it is more preferable to use n-butyllithium.
  • the organic alkali metal compound is used as an organic alkali metal amide compound by reacting with a secondary amine such as dibutylamine, dihexylamine, dibenzylamine, pyrrolidine, hexamethyleneimine, and heptamethyleneimine in advance. May be good.
  • a secondary amine such as dibutylamine, dihexylamine, dibenzylamine, pyrrolidine, hexamethyleneimine, and heptamethyleneimine in advance. May be good.
  • These polymerization initiators can be used alone or in combination of two or more.
  • the amount of the polymerization initiator used may be determined according to the target molecular weight, but is preferably in the range of 4 to 250 mmol, more preferably 6 to 200 mmol, and particularly preferably 10 to 70 mmol per 100 g of the monomer mixture. is there.
  • the polymerization temperature at which the above-mentioned monomer mixture is polymerized is, for example, ⁇ 80 to + 150 ° C., preferably 0 to 100 ° C., and more preferably 20 to 90 ° C.
  • the polymerization mode any mode such as a batch type or a continuous type can be adopted.
  • the bonding mode various bonding modes such as a block shape, a tapered shape, and a random shape can be used.
  • Examples of the method for adjusting the 1,4-bond content in the isoprene unit in the polymer block A include a method of adding a polar compound to an inert solvent and adjusting the addition amount at the time of polymerization.
  • Polar compounds include ether compounds such as dibutyl ether, tetrahydrofuran, and 2,2-di (tetrahydrofuryl) propane; tertiary amines such as tetramethylethylenediamine; alkali metal alkoxides; phosphine compounds; and the like.
  • ether compounds and tertiary amines are preferable, and among them, those capable of forming a chelate structure with the metal of the polymerization initiator are more preferable, and 2,2-di (tetrahydrofuryl) propane and tetramethylethylenediamine are preferable. Is particularly preferable.
  • the amount of the polar compound to be used may be determined according to the target 1,4-bond content, and is preferably 0.01 to 30 mol, more preferably 0.05 to 10 mol, based on 1 mol of the polymerization initiator.
  • the 1,4-bond content in the isoprene unit can be easily adjusted, and problems due to deactivation of the polymerization initiator are unlikely to occur.
  • the 1,4-bond content in the isoprene unit in the polymer block A is preferably 10 to 95% by mass, more preferably 20 to 95% by mass.
  • the 1,4-bond content in the isoprene units refers to the ratio (mass%) of the 1,4-bonded isoprene units to the total isoprene units of the polymer block A.
  • the weight average molecular weight (Mw) of the polymer block A is 500 to 15,000 as a polystyrene-equivalent value measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC). Of these, 1,000 to 12,000 is more preferable, and 1,500 to 10,000 is even more preferable. If the weight average molecular weight of the polymer block A is less than 500, it becomes difficult to exhibit the desired low heat generation and wet performance. If the weight average molecular weight of the polymer block A exceeds 15,000, the balance between the desired low rolling and the viscoelastic property, which is an index of wet performance, may be lost.
  • GPC gel permeation chromatography
  • the molecular weight distribution represented by the ratio (Mw / Mn) of the weight average molecular weight (Mw) and the number average molecular weight (Mn) of the polymer block A is preferably 1.0 to 1.5, preferably 1.0 to 1.5. It is more preferably 1.3.
  • Mw / Mn molecular weight distribution
  • Both Mw and Mn are polystyrene-equivalent values measured by GPC.
  • the isoprene unit content of the polymer block A is 80 to 95% by mass, preferably 85 to 95% by mass.
  • the aromatic vinyl content of the polymer block A is 5 to 20% by mass, preferably 5 to 15% by mass, and more preferably 5 to 13% by mass.
  • the content of the monomer unit other than isoprene and aromatic vinyl in the polymer block A is preferably 15% by mass or less, more preferably 10% by mass or less, and 6% by mass or less. Is even more preferable.
  • step B the polymer block A formed in step A described above is mixed with a monomer mixture containing 1,3-butadiene and aromatic vinyl to continue the polymerization reaction, and the polymer has an active terminal.
  • a conjugated diene-based polymer chain having the polymer block A and the polymer block B and having an active terminal is obtained.
  • the monomer mixture is preferably polymerized in an inert solvent.
  • the definitions, specific examples and preferred embodiments of the Inactive Solvent are as described above.
  • the amount of the polymer block A having an active terminal used when forming the polymer block B may be determined according to the target molecular weight, but is a monomer mixture containing 1,3-butadiene and aromatic vinyl. It is in the range of, for example, 0.1 to 5 mmol, preferably 0.15 to 2 mmol, and more preferably 0.2 to 1.5 mmol per 100 g.
  • the method of mixing the polymer block A with the monomer mixture containing 1,3-butadiene and aromatic vinyl is not particularly limited, and the mixing method is in a solution of the monomer mixture containing 1,3-butadiene and aromatic vinyl.
  • the polymer block A having an active end may be added, or a monomer mixture containing 1,3-butadiene and aromatic vinyl may be added to the solution of the polymer block A having an active end. From the viewpoint of controlling polymerization, it is preferable to add polymer block A having an active terminal to a solution of a monomer mixture containing 1,3-butadiene and aromatic vinyl.
  • the polymerization temperature is, for example, in the range of ⁇ 80 to + 150 ° C., preferably 0 to 100 ° C., and more preferably 20 to 90 ° C. ..
  • the polymerization mode any mode such as a batch type or a continuous type can be adopted. Of these, the batch type is preferable.
  • the bonding mode of each monomer of the polymer block B can be various bonding modes such as, for example, a block shape, a tapered shape, and a random shape. Of these, the random shape is preferable.
  • 1,3-butadiene and aromatic vinyl are preferably continuously or intermittently supplied into the polymerization system for polymerization.
  • the 1,3-butadiene unit content of the polymer block B is not particularly limited, but is preferably 55 to 95% by mass, more preferably 55 to 90% by mass.
  • the aromatic vinyl unit content of the polymer block B is not particularly limited, but is preferably 5 to 45% by mass, more preferably 10 to 45% by mass.
  • the polymer block B may further have other monomer units in addition to the 1,3-butadiene unit and the aromatic vinyl unit.
  • Other monomers used to compose other monomer units include those excluding 1,3-butadiene from the above-mentioned "Examples of monomers other than isoprene other than aromatic vinyl". And isoprene.
  • the content of the other monomer unit of the polymer block B is preferably 50% by mass or less, more preferably 40% by mass or less, and further preferably 35% by mass or less.
  • a polar compound is added to the inert solvent in an amount sufficient to adjust the vinyl bond content in the 1,3-butadiene unit in the polymer block B.
  • the polar compound used for adjusting the vinyl bond content are the same as those of the polar compound used for forming the polymer block A described above.
  • the amount of the polar compound used may be determined according to the target vinyl bond content, and is preferably adjusted in the range of 0.01 to 100 mol, more preferably 0.1 to 30 mol, with respect to 1 mol of the polymerization initiator. do it. When the amount of the polar compound used is within this range, the vinyl bond content in the 1,3-butadiene unit can be easily adjusted, and problems due to deactivation of the polymerization initiator are unlikely to occur.
  • the vinyl bond content in the 1,3-butadiene unit in the polymer block B is preferably 10 to 90% by mass, more preferably 20 to 80% by mass, and particularly preferably 25 to 70% by mass.
  • a conjugated diene-based polymer chain having an active terminal having a polymer block A and a polymer block B can be obtained.
  • the conjugated diene-based polymer chain having the above active end is preferably composed of polymer block A-polymer block B, and the end of the polymer block B is preferably the active end, but the polymer. It may have a plurality of blocks A, or may have other polymer blocks.
  • a conjugated diene-based polymer chain having an active terminal such as a polymer block A-polymer block B-polymer block A and a block consisting only of polymer block A-polymer block B-isoprene can be mentioned.
  • the amount of isoprene used is preferably 10 to 100 mol with respect to 1 mol of the polymerization initiator used in the initial polymerization reaction. , 15 to 70 mol is more preferable, and 20 to 35 mol is particularly preferable.
  • the mass ratio of the polymer block A and the polymer block B in the conjugated diene-based polymer chain having the active terminal (when there are a plurality of polymer blocks A and B, the total mass of each is used as a reference) is (
  • the mass of the polymer block A) / (mass of the polymer block B) is preferably 0.001 to 0.1, more preferably 0.003 to 0.07, and 0.005 to 0. It is particularly preferably 0.05.
  • the molecular weight distribution represented by the ratio (Mw / Mn) of the weight average molecular weight (Mw) and the number average molecular weight (Mn) of the conjugated diene polymer chain having the active terminal is 1.0 to 3.0.
  • Mw / Mn are polystyrene-equivalent values measured by GPC.
  • the total content of isoprene units and 1,3-butadiene units is 50 to 99.995% by mass, and the content of aromatic vinyl units is 0.005 to 50% by mass.
  • the total content of the isoprene unit and the 1,3-butadiene unit is 55 to 95% by mass, and the content of the aromatic vinyl unit is more preferably 5 to 45% by mass, and the isoprene unit. It is particularly preferable that the total content of the 1,3-butadiene units is 55 to 90% by mass and the content of the aromatic vinyl units is 10 to 45% by mass.
  • the vinyl bond content in the isoprene unit and the 1,3-butadiene unit in the conjugated diene polymer chain having an active terminal is the vinyl bond content in the 1,3-butadiene unit in the polymer block B described above. Is similar to.
  • Step C is a step of reacting the active end of the conjugated diene polymer chain obtained in Step B with the polyorganosiloxane represented by the following formula (1).
  • R 1 to R 8 are alkyl groups having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or aryl groups having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, and these may be the same or different from each other.
  • X 1 and X 4 are composed of an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and a group having 4 to 12 carbon atoms containing an epoxy group. Any group selected from the group, which may be the same or different from each other.
  • X 2 contains an alkoxy group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms or an epoxy group having 4 to 12 carbon atoms.
  • X 3 be different even identical to one another is a group containing repeating units of alkylene glycol having 2 to 20 when X 3 have multiple , They may be the same or different from each other.
  • M is an integer of 3 to 200
  • n is an integer of 0 to 200
  • k is an integer of 0 to 200.
  • examples of the alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms represented by R 1 to R 8 , X 1 and X 4 include a methyl group, an ethyl group and n-. Examples thereof include a propyl group, an isopropyl group, a butyl group, a pentyl group, a hexyl group, and a cyclohexyl group.
  • examples of the aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms include a phenyl group and a methylphenyl group. Among these, a methyl group and an ethyl group are preferable from the viewpoint of producing the polyorganosiloxane itself.
  • examples of the alkoxy group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms represented by X 1 , X 2 , and X 4 include a methoxy group, an ethoxy group, a propoxy group, and an iso. Examples thereof include a propoxy group and a butoxy group. Of these, a methoxy group and an ethoxy group are preferable from the viewpoint of reactivity with the active terminal of the conjugated diene polymer chain.
  • the group having 4 to 12 carbon atoms containing the epoxy group represented by X 1 , X 2 , and X 4 is represented by the following formula (2).
  • Group can be mentioned.
  • Z 1 is an alkylene group or an alkylarylene group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms
  • Z 2 is a methylene group, a sulfur atom or an oxygen atom
  • E is an epoxy group having 2 carbon atoms. ⁇ 10 hydrocarbon groups.
  • * represents the bonding position.
  • the group represented by the formula (2) is preferably a Z 2 is an oxygen atom, Z 2 is an oxygen atom, and is more preferable E is a glycidyl group, Z 1 is C 1 -C It is particularly preferable that the alkylene group is of 3 to 3, where Z 2 is an oxygen atom and E is a glycidyl group.
  • X 1 and X 4 among the above, an epoxy group-containing group having 4 to 12 carbon atoms or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms is preferable.
  • X 2 among the above, a group having 4 to 12 carbon atoms containing an epoxy group is preferable, X 1 and X 4 are alkyl groups having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and X 2 is an epoxy. It is more preferable that the group contains a group and has 4 to 12 carbon atoms.
  • the group represented by the following formula (3) is preferable as the group containing the repeating unit of X 3, that is, 2 to 20 alkylene glycols.
  • t is an integer of 2 to 20
  • P is an alkylene group or an alkylarylene group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms
  • R is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group
  • Q is 1 to 10 carbon atoms.
  • * represents the bonding position.
  • P is an alkylene group having 3 carbon atoms
  • R is a hydrogen atom
  • Q is a methoxy group
  • m is an integer of 3 to 200, preferably an integer of 20 to 150, and more preferably an integer of 30 to 120. Since m is an integer of 3 or more, the conjugated diene rubber having a modifying group has a high affinity for silica, and as a result, the tire obtained from the rubber composition of the present invention exhibits excellent low heat generation. Further, since m is an integer of 200 or less, the production of the polyorganosiloxane itself becomes easy, and the viscosity of the rubber composition of the present invention becomes low.
  • n is an integer of 0 to 200, preferably an integer of 0 to 150, and more preferably an integer of 0 to 120.
  • k is an integer of 0 to 200, preferably an integer of 0 to 150, and more preferably an integer of 0 to 130.
  • the total number of m, n, and k is preferably 3 to 400, more preferably 20 to 300, and 30 to 250. Is particularly preferable.
  • the epoxy group in the polyorganosiloxane reacts with the active terminal of the conjugated diene polymer chain, at least a part of the epoxy groups in the polyorganosiloxane is opened. It is considered that the ringing forms a bond between the carbon atom of the portion where the epoxy group is opened and the active end of the conjugated diene polymer chain.
  • the alkoxy group in the polyorganosiloxane reacts with the active terminal of the conjugated diene polymer chain, at least a part of the alkoxy group in the polyorganosiloxane is desorbed, so that the desorbed alkoxy group is bonded. It is considered that a bond is formed between the silicon atom in the polyorganosiloxane that has been used and the active end of the conjugated diene polymer chain.
  • the amount of the polyorganosiloxane (hereinafter, also referred to as a modifier) used is in the range of 0.1 to 1 in the ratio of the total number of mols of epoxy groups and alkoxy groups in the modifier to 1 mol of the polymerization initiator used in the polymerization.
  • the amount is preferably in the range of 0.2 to 0.9, more preferably in the range of 0.3 to 0.8, and even more preferably in the range of 0.3 to 0.8.
  • the active ends of some conjugated diene-based polymer chains may be inactivated as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired.
  • the conjugated diene rubber having a modifying group is a polymerization terminator and a polymerization terminal modifier other than the above-mentioned modifiers, as long as the active terminal of some of the conjugated diene polymer chains does not inhibit the effect of the present invention.
  • And may be inactivated by a coupling agent or the like.
  • the polymerization terminal modifier and the coupling agent used at this time include N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone, N-phenyl-2-pyrrolidone, and N-methyl- ⁇ -caprolactam.
  • N-substituted cyclic amides such as 1,3-dimethylethyleneurea, and N-substituted cyclic ureas such as 1,3-diethyl-2-imidazolidinone; 4,4'-bis (dimethylamino) benzophenone, And N-substituted aminoketones such as 4,4'-bis (diethylamino) benzophenone; aromatic isocyanates such as diphenylmethane diisocyanate and 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate; N, such as N, N-dimethylaminopropylmethacrylate.
  • N-disubstituted aminoalkylmethacrylates N-substituted aminoaldehydes such as 4-N, N-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde 1
  • N-substituted carbodiimides such as dicyclohexylcarbodiimide; N-ethylethylideneimine, N-methylbenzyleneimine, etc.
  • pyridyl group-containing vinyl compounds such as 4-vinylpyridine; tin tetrachloride; silicon tetrachloride, hexachlorodisilane, bis (trichlorosilyl) methane, 1,2-bis (trichlorosilyl) ethane, 1,3- Silicon halide compounds such as bis (trichlorosilyl) propane, 1,4-bis (trichlorosilyl) butane, 1,5-bis (trichlorosilyl) pentane, and 1,6-bis (trichlorosilyl) hexane; Be done.
  • a tire obtained by using a highly branched conjugated diene rubber obtained by using a silicon halide compound having 5 or more silicon-halogen atom bonds in one molecule as a coupling agent has excellent steering stability.
  • These polymerization terminal modifiers and coupling agents may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
  • the modifier or the like When reacting the above-mentioned modifier or the like with the active end of the conjugated diene polymer chain, it is preferable to add the modifier or the like to the solution containing the conjugated diene polymer chain having the active end, and the reaction is good. From the viewpoint of controlling the amount of diene, it is more preferable to dissolve a modifier or the like in an inert solvent and add it to the polymerization system.
  • the solution concentration is preferably in the range of 1 to 50% by mass.
  • the timing of adding the modifier or the like is not particularly limited, but the polymerization reaction in the conjugated diene polymer chain having an active terminal is not completed, and the solution containing the conjugated diene polymer chain having an active terminal is simple.
  • a state containing a weight more specifically, a solution containing a conjugated diene polymer chain having an active terminal contains a monomer of preferably 100 ppm or more, more preferably 300 to 50,000 ppm. It is desirable to add a modifier or the like to this solution in the state of containing it. By adding a denaturant or the like in this way, it is possible to suppress side reactions between the conjugated diene polymer chain having an active terminal and impurities contained in the polymerization system, and to control the reaction satisfactorily. Become.
  • the temperature is, for example, 0 to 100 ° C., preferably 30 to 90 ° C., and the respective reaction times. However, for example, it is in the range of 1 minute to 120 minutes, preferably 2 minutes to 60 minutes.
  • a polymerization inhibitor such as alcohol such as methanol and isopropanol or water may be added to inactivate the unreacted active end. preferable.
  • an antiaging agent such as a phenol-based stabilizer, a phosphorus-based stabilizer, or a sulfur-based stabilizer, a crumbing agent, and a scale inhibitor are polymerized. It is added to the solution, and then the polymerization solvent is separated from the polymerization solution by direct drying or steam stripping to recover the obtained conjugated diene-based rubber having a modifying group.
  • a spreading oil may be mixed with the polymerization solution, and the conjugated diene rubber having a modifying group may be recovered as the oil spreading rubber.
  • Examples of the spreading oil used when recovering a conjugated diene-based rubber having a modifying group as an oil-extended rubber include paraffin-based, aromatic-based and naphthen-based petroleum-based softeners, plant-based softeners, and fatty acids. Be done.
  • a petroleum-based softener is used, the content of polycyclic aromatics extracted by the method of IP346 (inspection method of THE INSTITUTE PETROLEUM in the United Kingdom) is preferably less than 3%.
  • the amount used is, for example, 5 to 100 parts by mass, preferably 10 to 60 parts by mass, and more preferably 20 to 50 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the conjugated diene rubber.
  • the conjugated diene-based rubber having a modifying group has a structure in which three or more conjugated diene-based polymer chains formed by reacting a conjugated diene-based polymer chain having an active terminal with the above-mentioned polyorganosiloxane are bonded.
  • a body (hereinafter, "a structure in which three or more conjugated diene polymer chains formed by reacting a conjugated diene polymer chain having an active terminal and the above-mentioned polyorganosiloxane" is simply “structured”. It is preferably contained in an amount of 5 to 40% by mass, more preferably 5 to 30% by mass, and 10), which is also referred to as "a structure in which 3 or more conjugated diene polymer chains are bonded”.
  • the content is up to 20% by mass.
  • the ratio of the structure to which three or more conjugated diene-based polymer chains are bonded is within the above range, the coagulation property and the drying property at the time of production become good, and further, when silica is blended, the solidification property and the drying property become better. It is possible to provide a rubber composition for a tire having excellent workability and a tire having a lower heat generation property.
  • the ratio (mass fraction) of the structure to which three or more conjugated diene polymer chains are bonded to the total amount of the finally obtained conjugated diene rubber having a modifying group is determined by the conjugated diene polymer. Expressed as a coupling rate of 3 or more branches of a chain.
  • the coupling rate is 3 or more branches of the coalesced chain.
  • the aromatic vinyl unit content of the conjugated diene rubber having the above-mentioned modifying group is 38 to 48% by mass. Above all, it is preferably 40 to 45% by mass. If the content of the aromatic vinyl unit is less than 38% by mass, the wet performance becomes insufficient. Further, when the content of the aromatic vinyl unit exceeds 48% by mass, the low rolling resistance deteriorates.
  • the vinyl bond content of the conjugated diene rubber having the above-mentioned modifying group is 20 to 35% by mass. Above all, it is preferably 25 to 30% by mass. If the vinyl bond content is less than 20% by mass, the low rolling resistance deteriorates. Further, when the vinyl bond content exceeds 35% by mass, the viscosity increases and the workability deteriorates.
  • the vinyl bond content refers to the proportion (mass%) of the conjugated diene unit contained in the conjugated diene rubber having a modifying group, which is occupied by the vinyl bond.
  • the weight average molecular weight (Mw) of the conjugated diene rubber having the modifying group is 500,000 to 800,000 as a polystyrene-equivalent value measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC). Above all, it is preferably 600,000 to 700,000. If the weight average molecular weight is less than 500,000, the wear performance deteriorates. Further, when the weight average molecular weight exceeds 800,000, the processability deteriorates.
  • the molecular weight distribution represented by the ratio (Mw / Mn) of the weight average molecular weight (Mw) and the number average molecular weight (Mn) of the conjugated diene rubber having the above-mentioned modifying group is preferably 1.1 to 3.0. , 1.2 to 2.5, more preferably 1.2 to 2.2. Both Mw and Mn are polystyrene-equivalent values measured by GPC.
  • the Mooney viscosity (ML 1 + 4 , 100 ° C.) of the conjugated diene rubber having the above-mentioned modifying group is preferably 20 to 100, more preferably 30 to 90, and particularly preferably 35 to 80. preferable.
  • the Mooney viscosity of the oil-extended rubber is in the above range.
  • the content of the conjugated diene rubber having a modifying group in the diene rubber is 30% by mass or more, preferably 40 to 80% by mass, and preferably 50 to 70% by mass. More preferred. If the content of the conjugated diene rubber having a modifying group in the diene rubber is less than 30% by mass, the wet performance, low rolling resistance and steering stability will be insufficient.
  • the "content of the conjugated diene rubber having a modifying group in the diene rubber” refers to the content (mass%) of the conjugated diene rubber having a modifying group with respect to the entire diene rubber.
  • Rubber compositions for cap treads are commonly used in tire rubber compositions such as vulcanization or cross-linking agents, vulcanization accelerators, anti-aging agents, plasticizers, processing aids, terpene resins, thermosetting resins, etc.
  • the various additives to be added can be blended within a range that does not impair the object of the present invention.
  • such additives can be kneaded by a general method to form a rubber composition, which can be used for vulcanization or cross-linking.
  • the blending amount of these additives can be a conventional general blending amount as long as it does not contradict the object of the present invention.
  • the rubber composition for cap tread can be produced by mixing each of the above components using a normal rubber kneading machine, for example, a Banbury mixer, a kneader, a roll, or the like.
  • the rubber compositions constituting the undertread, the belt cover layer and the belt layer of the pneumatic tire are not particularly limited, and are usually used rubber compositions for the undertread, the rubber composition for the belt cover layer and the rubber composition for the belt. A rubber composition can be applied.
  • the present invention will be further described with reference to Examples, but the scope of the present invention is not limited to these Examples.
  • 16 kinds of rubber compositions for cap tread having a common composition of the rubber compositions shown in Table 3 and blending the raw materials shown in Tables 1 and 2 (Examples 1 to 7, Standard Examples, Comparative Examples 1 to 1).
  • the components excluding sulfur and the vulcanization accelerator were kneaded with a 1.7 L rubbery mixer for 5 minutes, released when the temperature reached 145 ° C., and cooled to prepare a masterbatch.
  • Sulfur and a vulcanization accelerator were added to the obtained master batch and kneaded with an open roll at 70 ° C. to obtain 16 kinds of rubber compositions for tires.
  • the blending amount of each additive shown in Table 3 is expressed as a mass part with respect to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component shown in Tables 1 and 2.
  • the obtained rubber composition for cap tread is used to form a cap tread, and as shown in Tables 1 and 2, the thickness of the under tread (referred to as “UT thickness” in the table) and the rubber hardness of the under tread. (In the table, it is described as "UT rubber hardness Hu”.), Pneumatic tire (size 195 / 65R15) that satisfies the rubber hardness ratio Hu / Hc (-) of the cap tread and the under tread and the type of fiber cord of the belt cover. ) was vulcanized. Using the obtained pneumatic tires, steering stability, wet grip performance, road noise, high-speed durability and low rolling resistance were evaluated by the following methods.
  • Steering stability Pneumatic tires were assembled on wheels with a rim size of 15 x 6J, and mounted on a test vehicle with an air pressure of 230 kPa, and a sensory evaluation of steering stability performance was performed by a test driver on a dry road surface.
  • the evaluation results are shown by the 5-point method based on the standard example (5 points). The larger this evaluation point is, the better the steering stability is.
  • Wet Grip Performance Pneumatic tires were assembled on wheels with a rim size of 15 x 6J, mounted on a test vehicle with an air pressure of 230 kPa, and the braking distance from 80 km / h on a wet road surface was measured.
  • the reciprocals of each of the obtained values were calculated, and the obtained values were listed in the "Wet performance" column of Tables 1 and 2 as an index with the reciprocal value of the standard example as 100. The larger this index, the better the wet grip performance.
  • Road noise Pneumatic tires are assembled to wheels with a rim size of 15 x 6J and mounted as front and rear wheels of a passenger car (front wheel drive vehicle) with a displacement of 2.5L, the air pressure is set to 230kPa, and sound is collected inside the driver's seat window.
  • a microphone was installed, and the sound pressure level near a frequency of 315 Hz was measured when the test course consisting of an asphalt road surface was run under the condition of an average speed of 50 km / h.
  • the obtained values are listed in the "Road noise" column of Tables 1 and 2 as an index in which the reciprocal of each is calculated and the reciprocal of the value of the standard example is 100. The larger this index is, the lower the road noise is and the better it is.
  • High-speed durability A pneumatic tire was assembled on a wheel with a rim size of 15 x 6J, filled with an air pressure of 230 kPa, mounted on an indoor drum tester (drum diameter 1707 mm), and a high-speed durability test specified in JIS D4230 was carried out. After that, the vehicle was continuously accelerated by 8 km / h every hour, and the mileage until the tire failed was measured. The evaluation result is shown by an index with the standard example of 100 using the measured value of the mileage. The larger the index value, the longer the mileage until a failure occurs, and the better the high-speed durability.
  • Low rolling resistance Pneumatic tires are mounted on rims (15 x 6J), filled with air, filled with air at a JATMA specified air pressure of 230 kPa, and applied to an indoor drum tester (drum diameter 1707 mm) conforming to JIS D4230.
  • the resistance force at a test load of 30 N and a speed of 40 km / h was measured and used as rolling resistance.
  • the reciprocal of the obtained value was calculated, and it is described in the column of "low rolling resistance" in Tables 1 and 2 as an index in which the reciprocal of the value of the standard example is 100. The larger this index is, the better the low rolling resistance is.
  • -Unmodified SBR 1502 manufactured by Zeon Corporation
  • Modified SBR-1 Conjugated diene rubber having a modifying group, prepared by the following production method.
  • Method for Producing Modified SBR-1 Cyclohexane (35 g) and tetramethylethylenediamine (1.4 mmol) were added to a nitrogen-substituted 100 mL ampoule bottle, and n-butyllithium (4.3 mmol) was further added. Then, isoprene (21.6 g) and styrene (3.1 g) were slowly added and reacted in an ampoule bottle at 50 ° C.
  • polymer block A having an active terminal.
  • This polymer block A has a weight average molecular weight of 8700, a molecular weight distribution (Mw / Mn) of 1.10, an aromatic vinyl unit content of 12.6% by mass, an isoprene unit content of 87.4% by mass, and The 1,4-bond content was 58.0% by weight.
  • cyclohexane (4000 g), 1,3-butadiene (474.0 g), and styrene (126.0 g) were charged into an autoclave with a stirrer under a nitrogen atmosphere, and then the active terminals obtained above were added.
  • the entire amount of the polymer block A having the polymer block A was added, and the polymerization was started at 50 ° C. After confirming that the polymerization conversion rate was in the range of 95% to 100%, the polyorganosiloxane A represented by the formula (1) described later was then added to the polyorganosiloxane A having an epoxy group content of 1.42 mmol (used). It was added in the state of a xylene solution having a concentration of 20% by mass so as to have a concentration of 0.33 times that of n-butyllithium, and reacted for 30 minutes.
  • methanol corresponding to twice the molar amount of n-butyllithium used was added to obtain a solution containing a specific conjugated diene rubber.
  • a small amount of anti-aging agent (Irganox 1520, manufactured by BASF) was added to this solution, and Fuccole Eramic 30 (manufactured by Nippon Oil Co., Ltd.) was added as a spreading oil to 25 parts by mass of 100 parts by mass of the specified conjugated diene rubber. After adding by mass, the solid rubber was recovered by the steam stripping method.
  • a modified SBR-1 which is a conjugated diene-based rubber having a modifying group.
  • X 1 , X 4 , R 1 to R 3 and R 5 to R 8 are methyl groups in the above formula (1). Further, m is 80, n is 0, and k is 120. Further, X 2 is a group represented by the following formula (4) (where * represents a bonding position).
  • the obtained modified SBR-1 has a weight average molecular weight of 640,000, a molecular weight distribution (Mw / Mn) of 1.65, a coupling rate of 3 branches or more of 12.5% by mass, and an aromatic vinyl unit content. It had a 42.6% by weight, a vinyl bond content of 29.5% by weight, and a Mooney viscosity (ML 1 + 4 , 100 ° C.) of 58.
  • -Modified SBR-2 Conjugated diene rubber having an aminosilane group, F3420 manufactured by Asahi Kasei Corporation -Modified SBR-3: Conjugated diene rubber with polysiloxane, NS612 manufactured by Zeon Corporation ⁇ NR: Natural rubber, STR -Silica-1: ZEOSIL 1165MP manufactured by Evonik, CTAB adsorption specific surface area is 160 m 2 / g -Silica-2: Evonik 200MP, CTAB adsorption specific surface area is 200m 2 / g -Coupling agent: Silane coupling agent, Si69 manufactured by Evonik Industries -Carbon black: ISAF manufactured by CABOT -Alkylsilane: Octioltriethoxysilane, KBE-3083 manufactured by Shinetsu Silicone Co., Ltd.
  • the pneumatic tires of Examples 1 to 7 have steering stability, low rolling resistance, wet grip performance, low road noise and high speed durability, as compared with the standard example and the comparative example. It was confirmed to be excellent.
  • the belt cover layer is composed of a nylon fiber cord
  • road noise and high-speed durability are inferior.
  • the rubber hardness Hu of the under tread is hardened, and the ratio Hu / Hc of the rubber hardness of the under tread and the cap tread exceeds 0.9, so that the road noise and high-speed durability are inferior.
  • the steering stability is not sufficient.
  • the silica of the rubber composition for the cap tread was less than 50 parts by mass, the rubber hardness of the cap tread was low, and the steering stability and the wet grip performance were inferior.
  • the amount of oil in the rubber composition for the cap tread of Comparative Example 3 was reduced to restore the rubber hardness of the cap tread, and the steering stability was slightly restored, but the wet performance was inferior.
  • the silica of the rubber composition for cap tread exceeds 150 parts by mass, the rubber hardness of the cap tread is high, and low rolling resistance, low road noise and high speed durability are inferior.
  • the steering stability is not sufficient.
  • the amount of oil in the rubber composition for the cap tread of Comparative Example 5 was increased to restore the rubber hardness of the cap tread and slightly improve the road noise, but low rolling resistance and high-speed durability. Is inferior.
  • the steering stability is not sufficient.
  • the undertread thickness of the pneumatic tire of Comparative Example 7 is less than 1.5 mm, it is inferior in low rolling resistance, low road noise, and high-speed durability. Moreover, the steering stability is not sufficient.
  • the modified SBR-1 (conjugated diene rubber having a modifying group) in the diene rubber is less than 70% by mass in the rubber composition for cap tread. Wet performance is inferior.

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Un pneumatique ayant une stabilité de direction améliorée, une faible résistance au roulement, une performance de prise sur voie humide, des caractéristiques de faible bruit de route et une durabilité à grande vitesse est divulgué, lesdites propriétés étant supérieures à des niveaux classiques. Le pneumatique comprend une couche de ceinture, une couche de recouvrement de ceinture comprenant un câble de fibre de PET enroulé, une sous-chape, et une chape, la sous-chape ayant une épaisseur de 1,5 mm ou plus, le rapport entre la dureté de caoutchouc de la sous-chape et celle de la chape est de 0,9 ou moins, et la chape est formée à partir d'une composition de caoutchouc comprenant 100 parties en masse d'un ou plusieurs caoutchoucs à base de diène comprenant 70 % en masse ou plus de caoutchouc à base de diène conjugué et 50 à 150 parties en masse de silice, le caoutchouc à base de diène conjugué ayant au moins un groupe modificateur choisi parmi une structure polyorganosiloxane et des groupes amino, hydroxyle, époxy, carbonyle, alcoxysilyle, silanol et hydrocarbyle.
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