Patent ID: 6467520
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: B60C,C08K,C08L,Y10T

Abstract:
A pneumatic tire having the apex around the carcass ply turnup comprised of(A) sulfur-vulcanized rubber compound; (B) 2.2 to 25 phr, based on 100 parts by weight of said rubber, of the reaction product of (1) from 2 to 15 phr of a partially polymerized cashew nutshell oil resin; and (2) from 0.02 to 15 phr of a methylene donor selected from the group consisting of hexamethoxymethylmelamine, imino-methoxymethylmelamine, and imino-isobutoxymethylmelamine; and (C) from 1 to 3 phr, based on 100 parts by weight of said rubber, of a phenolic/formaldehyde resin.