The Goodyear & Tire Rubber Company

Gregory M Holtzapple

John J Verthe

Raymond Robert DiRossi

Paul Harry Sandstrom

David John Zanzig

Joseph Kevin Hubbell

Edward John Blok

John Joseph Andre Verthe

Mark Henry Seloover

J Dale Massie, Ii

Paul H Standstrom

This invention relates to a tire having a tread of a cap/base construction wherein the tread cap is composed of trans 1,4-polybutadiene, solution polymerization prepared styrene/butadiene copolymer rubber, cis 1,4-polyisoprene rubber and defined amounts of carbon black and amorphous silica reinforcement.

Tire with silica-reinforced tread comprised of trans 1,4-polybutadiene, solution, SBR polyisoprene and defined amount of carbon black and amorphous silica

The invention relates to a rubber tire composed of carbon black reinforced rubber carcass and having a rubber tread which is quantitatively reinforced with silica and contains a minor amount of carbon black reinforcement and/or carbon fibers. When said tread contains silica and carbon black reinforcement exclusive of carbon fibers, the said tread has a thin rubber layer over at least a portion of the outer surface tread intended to be ground-contacting wherein said rubber layer contains a combination of silica and/or carbon black reinforcement and carbon fibers. In one aspect, such alternative outer rubber layer (a) extends across at least a portion of the outer surface of the tread intended to be ground contacting and (b) contacts at least one other carbon black reinforced rubber component of the tire to provide a path of relatively low electrical resistance from said quantitatively silica reinforced tread to the bead portion of the tire carcass.

Tire having silica reinforced rubber tread containing carbon fibers

Pneumatic rubber tire with a tread composed of a rubber blend of a base of at least two synthetic elastomers composed of (i) specialized isoprene/butadiene copolymer elastomer having a low Tg in a range of about -70.degree. to about -100.degree. C. and (ii) a diene based elastomer having a Tg in a range of about -5.degree. to about -30.degree. C. together with a minor amount of natural cis 1,4-polyisoprene rubber. Selection of the base of the said two synthetic elastomers having spaced apart, or spatially defined, Tg's of at least 40.degree. C. is an important feature of the tread rubber blend. Representative examples of contemplated elastomers with Tg's in a range of about -5.degree. to about -30.degree. C. are 3,4-polyisoprene elastomer, styrene/isoprene copolymer elastomer and high vinyl polybutadiene elastomers. In one aspect, the tread rubber blend is reinforced with reinforcing filler composed of carbon black or a combination of carbon black and silica accompanied by a coupling agent.

Tire with tread of elastomer composition

A pneumatic tire with a tread comprising a blend of 3,4-polyisoprene rubber, cis 1,4-polybutadiene rubber, and a terpolymer of styrene/isoprene/butadiene. The triblend of the three basic elastomers when compounded and cured into a polymer network gives a high tan delta at 0.degree. C. associated with good wet traction and a low tan delta at 60.degree. C. which has been associated with low rolling resistance.

Rubber blend and tire with tread thereof

A pneumatic tire with a tread composed of a blend of 3,4-polyisoprene rubber, cis 1,4 polyisoprene rubber and at least one additional diene based rubber.

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Kent, OH, United States of America

Gregory M Holtzapple