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Tire tread having low rolling resistance
Assignee: Toyo Tire Corp
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Filing: 1982-06-15
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Granted: 1984-04-24
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Expires: 2002-06-15
Abstract
Abstract An automotive tire tread having a low rolling resistance including a cap tread rubber and a base tread rubber wherein the value of the loss tangent of the cap tread rubber is not more than 0.24 and the value of the resilience of the cap tread rubber is more than 60%. In addition, the value of the loss tangent of the base tread rubber should be less than that of the cap tread rubber.
Inventors
- 👤 Masanori Kan
- 👤 Takuya Okazaki
- 👤 Tatsuo Sakashita
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 05:20
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60C; B60C1/00; B60C1/0016; B60C11/00; B60C11/0041; B60C11/005; B60C11/0008; B60C2011/0016; B60C2011/0025; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/80; Y02T10/86
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
An automotive tire tread having a low rolling resistence comprising a cap tread rubber and a base tread rubber, wherein solution polymerization star-shaped SBR is used for said cap tread rubber, the value of the loss tangent of said cap rubber being not more than 0.24 at 50 Hz frequency, 5% dynamic strain and 30° C., the value of the resilience of said cap rubber being more than 60% in accordance with BS-903 at 23° C. and the value of the loss tangent of the base tread rubber is less than that of the cap tread rubber.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
97 words
An automotive tire tread having a low rolling resistence comprising a cap tread rubber and a base tread rubber, wherein solution polymerization star-shaped SBR is used for said cap tread rubber, the value of the loss tangent of said cap rubber being not more than 0.24 at 50 Hz frequency, 5% dynamic strain and 30° C., the value of the resilience of said cap rubber being more than 60% in accordance with BS-903 at 23° C. and the value of the loss tangent of the base tread rubber is less than that of the cap tread rubber.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A tire tread having a low rolling resistence according to claim 1, wherein the volume of said cap rubber occupies 60% to 70% of the total volume of the tread.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A tire tread having a low rolling resistence according to claim 1, wherein solution polymerization star-shaped SBR is also used for said base tread rubber.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
A tire tread having a low rolling resistance according to claim 1 or claim 3, wherein the solution polymerization star shaped SBR contains styrene less than 20%, preferably more than 10% and vinyl less than 50% and the glass transition temperature (Tg) less than -50° C.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1987-04-24 | 1987-10-24 | 1988-04-24 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1991-04-24 | 1991-10-24 | 1992-04-24 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1995-04-24 | 1995-10-24 | 1996-04-24 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |