US4742117A
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Conjugated diene based rubber composition
Assignee: Bridgestone Corp
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Filing: 1987-04-17
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Granted: 1988-05-03
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Expires: 2007-04-17
Abstract
Abstract A rubber composition containing not less than 20% of a conjugated diene based polymer or copolymer. The polymer or copolymer is obtained by polymerizing a conjugated diene or copolymerizing the conjugated diene with at least one kind of other conjugated diene and an aromatic vinyl compound with use of a lithium initiator, and then reacting an isocyanate compound with active terminals of the thus obtained polymer or copolymer. The conjugated diene is butadiene or isoprene, while other conjugated diene is selected from pentadiene, 2,3-dimethylbutadiene as well as isoprene and butadiene, and an aromatic vinyl compound may be styrene, vinyltoluene, α-methylstyrene, etc. The rubber composition is applicable as tread portion, carcass, side wall portion of tires, vibration resistant rubber, window frame, hose, and various industrial articles.
Inventors
- 👤 Fumio Tsutsumi
- 👤 Mitsuhiko Sakakibara
- 👤 Noboru Shimada
- 👤 Yoshihisa Fujinaga
- 👤 Noboru Oshima
- 👤 Tatsuro Hamada
- 👤 Tatsuo Fujimaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 08:49
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08C; C08C19/00; C08C19/30; C08C19/42; C08C19/44
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
A rubber composition containing not less than 30% of a butadiene-based polymer or copolymer which is obtained by the steps of (A) polymerizing butadiene or copolymerizing butadiene with at least one other conjugated diene monomer and an aromatic vinyl compound using a lithium initiator, and (B) reacting an aromatic isocyanate compound with the active terminals of the thus obtained butadiene-based polymer or copolymer, wherein the content of vinyl bonds in the butadiene portion is not less than 15% and the glass transition temperature of the butadiene-based polymer or copolymer is not less than -70° C.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
95 words
A rubber composition containing not less than 30% of a butadiene-based polymer or copolymer which is obtained by the steps of (A) polymerizing butadiene or copolymerizing butadiene with at least one other conjugated diene monomer and an aromatic vinyl compound using a lithium initiator, and (B) reacting an aromatic isocyanate compound with the active terminals of the thus obtained butadiene-based polymer or copolymer, wherein the content of vinyl bonds in the butadiene portion is not less than 15% and the glass transition temperature of the butadiene-based polymer or copolymer is not less than -70° C.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The rubber composition according to claim 1, wherein the isocyanate compound is an aromatic polyisocyanate compound.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The rubber composition according to claim 1, wherein the butadiene based polymer or copolymer is a random styrene-butadiene copolymer containing not less than 5% by weight of styrene.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The rubber composition according to claim 1, wherein the content of vinyl bonds in the butadiene portion is not less than 2%.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The rubber composition according to claim 4, wherein the content of vinyl bonds in the butadiene portion is not less than 30% and not more than 90%.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The rubber composition according to claim 1, wherein the glass transition temperature of the polymer or copolymer is not less than -60° C.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
49 words
The rubber composition according to claim 1, wherein the aromatic isocyanate compound is selected from the group essentially consisting of 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate, 2,6-tolylene diisocyanate, diphenyl methane diisocyanate, naphthalene diisocyanate, tolydine diisocyanate, triphenylmethane triisocyanate, p-phenylene diisocyanate, tris(isocyanate phenyl)thiophosphate, xylene diisocyanate, benzene-1,2,4-triisocyanate, naphthalene-1,2,5,7-tetraisocyanate, naphthalene-1,3,7-triisocyanate, phenyl isocyanate, hexamethylene diisocyanate and methylcyclohexane diisocyanate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
The rubber composition according to claim 1, wherein the lithium initiator is used in an amount of from 0.1 to 100 mg equivalents per 100 g of the monomer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The rubber composition according to claim 1, wherein the aromatic isocyanate compound is used in an amount of from 0.1 to 10 equivalents per one mole of lithium atom.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
The rubber composition according to claim 1, wherein the aromatic isocyanate compound is used in an amount of from 0.2 to 3 equivalents per one mole of lithium atom.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The rubber composition according to claim 1, wherein the content of butadiene in the butadiene based polymer or copolymer is not less than 30% by weight.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
The rubber composition according to claim 11, wherein the content of butadiene in the butadiene based polymer or copolymer is not less than 40% by weight.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
34 words
The rubber composition according to claim 1, wherein the molecular weight of the butadiene based polymer or copolymer is from 10 to 150 as expressed by the Mooney viscosity (ML 1+4 100 ° C.).
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