Pneumatic tyre with a thermally adaptive underlayer
AssigneeNokian Renkaat Oyj
InventorsNoora KEMPPAINEN, Jouko ILOMÄKI, Alexandra SHAKUN
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AssigneeNokian Renkaat Oyj
InventorsNoora KEMPPAINEN, Jouko ILOMÄKI, Alexandra SHAKUN
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A pneumatic tyre contains a structure wherein a thermally adaptive underlayer is positioned beneath a tread layer. The thermally adaptive underlayer is based on a polymer system selected to contain elastomers with distinct glass transition temperatures sufficiently far apart and which exhibit low miscibility towards each other. Due to the tyre construction and the thermally adaptive underlayer, while driving a vehicle, performance characteristics of the pneumatic tyre adapt to the driving conditions on the road based on the temperature experienced by the thermally adaptive underlayer. This may be of particularly relevant during colder seasons, such as for a winter tyre, wherein the thermally adaptive underlayer may be used for an improved tread layer and for a studded pneumatic tyre, wherein the composition and thickness of the thermally adaptive underlayer may be used to control the dynamic impact of the stud on a driving surface, when the tyre is in motion.
A pneumatic tyre comprising an underlayer positioned between a textile component and a tread layer, wherein the underlayer is a thermally adaptive rubber component, which contains reinforcing filler material, additive, curing agents and a polymer system comprising:
A method for manufacturing a pneumatic tyre comprising a thermally adaptive underlayer, the method comprising:
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