申请人:Bridgestone Corporation
公开号:EP1834966A1
公开(公告)日:2007-09-19
The present invention provides a modified polymer, which is obtained by reacting, with an active metal bonded to a polymer, a modifier represented by the general formula (I) (where X1 to X5 each represent a hydrogen atom or a specific monovalent functional group, and at least one of those is other than a hydrogen atom, R1 to R5 each represent a single bond or a divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, and a plurality of aziridine rings may be bonded through any of X1 to X5 and R1 to R5). More particularly, the present invention provides a novel modified polymer which has excellent interaction with carbon black and enables improvement in dispersibility of the carbon black when used in a rubber composition blended with the carbon black, a rubber composition containing the modified polymer and capable of providing a tire excellent in low heat generating property, rupture characteristics, and abrasion resistance, and a tire made of the rubber composition and having the above-mentioned characteristics.
本发明提供了一种改性聚合物,它是由通式(I)代表的改性剂(其中 X1 至 X5 各代表一个氢原子或一个特定的一价官能团,且其中至少有一个不是氢原子,R1 至 R5 各代表一个单键或一个具有 1 至 18 个碳原子的二价烃基,多个氮丙啶环可通过 X1 至 X5 和 R1 至 R5 中的任意一个键合)与键合在聚合物上的活性金属反应而得。更具体地说,本发明提供了一种新型改性聚合物,该聚合物与炭黑具有良好的相互作用,当用于与炭黑共混的橡胶组合物中时,可改善炭黑的分散性;本发明还提供了一种含有该改性聚合物的橡胶组合物,该橡胶组合物能够提供低发热性能、断裂特性和耐磨性优异的轮胎;本发明还提供了一种由该橡胶组合物制成的轮胎,该轮胎具有上述特性。