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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2014
Filed:
May. 13, 2008
Garance Lopitaux, Valignat, FR;
Garance Lopitaux, Valignat, FR;
Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A., Granges-Paccot, CH;
Abstract
Rubber composition comprising at least one diene elastomer, one reinforcing filler and one 1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylate diester plasticizer corresponding to the formula (R hydrocarbon radical): The invention also relates to the use of such a composition in the manufacture of a tire or of a tire semi-finished product made of rubber, in particular of a tire tread exhibiting an improved wet grip, without adversely affecting its other properties; it also relates to the tires and semi-finished products themselves and to a plasticizing system comprising, in combination, the said diester plasticizer and a plasticizing hydrocarbon resin, the glass transition temperature (Tg) of which is greater than 0° C.