Rubber composition for tire

A tire comprising parts including a tread, a sidewall, an inner liner, a belt layer and a bead filler, at least one of said tread, said sidewall, said inner liner, said belt layer and said bead filler being made of a rubber composition comprising diene rubber or halogenated butyl rubber blended with a compound-attached filler obtained by attaching to a filler for rubber at least one compound selected from the group consisting of ascorbic acid and derivative thereof, tocopherol, and citric acid and a derivative thereof, said compound-attached filler being blended in an amount of 0.05 to 5 parts by weight of said at least one compound per 100 parts by weight of said diene rubber or halogenated butyl rubber.

A method of producing a tire comprising the steps of blending 0.05 to 5 parts by weight of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of ascorbic acid and a derivative thereof, tocopherol, and citric acid and a derivative thereof with 100 parts by weight of diene rubber or halogenated butyl rubber to provide a rubber composition and forming at least one of a tread, a sidewall, an inner liner, a belt layer and a bead filler of the tire with said rubber composition.

A method of producing a tire comprising the steps of attaching to a filler for rubber at least one compound selected from the group consisting of ascorbic acid and a derivative thereof, tocopherol, and citric acid and a derivative thereof to provide a compound-attached filler, blending said compound-attached filler in an amount of 0.05 to 5 parts by weight of said at least one compound with 100 parts by weight of diene rubber or halogenated butyl rubber to provide a rubber composition, and forming at least one of a tread, a sidewall, an inner liner, a belt layer and a bead filler of the tire with said rubber composition.