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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2018
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Hyogo, JP;
Nanaho Kami, Kobe, JP;
Takayuki Nagase, Kobe, JP;
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a pneumatic tire which provides a balanced improvement of fuel economy, abrasion resistance, and performance on ice and snow. Provided is a pneumatic tire including a tread formed from a rubber composition, the rubber composition containing: a rubber component including a butadiene polymer having a trans content of 45% by mass or higher and a vinyl content of 20% by mass or lower; silica; a silane coupling agent having two or more sulfur-containing functional groups capable of binding to diene rubbers; and a crosslinking agent having a C3 or higher alkylene group, a polysulfide group bonded to the alkylene group, and a functional group containing a benzene ring.