Tire with component containing polybenzobisoxazole short fiber and epoxidized palm oil
AssigneeThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
InventorsRalf Mruk, Serge Julien Auguste Imhoff, Julia Martine Francoise Claudine Tahon, Annette Lechtenboehmer, Frank Schmitz
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising at least one component, the at least one component comprising a rubber composition, the rubber composition comprising a diene based elastomer and from 1 to 30 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of elastomer, of a polybenzobisoxazole (PBO) short fiber having a length ranging from 0.5 to 20 mm and a thickness ranging from 10 to 30 microns, and from 1 to 30 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of elastomer, of an epoxidized palm oil.
Claims8
A pneumatic tire comprising a flipper, the flipper comprising a rubber composition, the rubber composition comprising a diene based elastomer and from 1 to 8.6 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of elastomer (phr), of a polybenzobisoxazole (PBO) short fiber having a length ranging from 0.5 to 20 mm and a thickness ranging from 10 to 30 μm, and from 1 to 30 phr of an epoxidized palm oil.
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