Abstract: Provided is a rubber composition having excellent adhesiveness to a metal member even if no cobalt salt is contained. The rubber composition contains a rubber component, a rubber-metal adhesion promoter containing Bi, and an organic acid salt of metal other than Bi, where a content of metal element other than Bi with respect to a content of Bi element (content of metal element other than Bi/content of Bi element) in the rubber composition is more than 14 and 100 or less in terms of molar ratio, a content of the rubber-metal adhesion promoter is more than 1.5 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, and the amount of substance of metal element other than Bi contained in the organic acid salt of metal other than Bi in the rubber composition is 0.01 mol or more.

Abstract: A multilayered structure having a layer A constituted with a resin composition containing a gas barrier resin, and a layer B being adjacent to the layer A and being constituted with a resin composition containing an elastomer. The total number of the layer A and the layer B is at least 7. The average thickness of the layer A in terms of a single layer is no less than 0.001 ?m and no greater than 10 ?m, and the average thickness of the layer B in terms of a single layer is no less than 0.001 ?m and no greater than 40 ?m. The multilayered structure is formed by irradiating with an active energy ray. Furthermore, an inner liner having the multilayered structure, and a pneumatic tire provided with the inner liner are provided.

Abstract: Disclosed is an inner liner for a pneumatic tire, the inner liner including no less than 8 resin-layers, the resin-layer having a layer A constituted with a resin composition containing a gas barrier resin, and a layer B constituted with a resin composition containing an elastomer, at least one of the resin compositions included in the layer A and the layer B that are adjacent with each other containing a metal salt, the content of the metal salt being no less than 1 ppm and no greater than 10,000 ppm in terms of metal element equivalent, and an interlayer adhesive force between the layer A and the layer B being no less than 500 g/15 mm. The layer A and the layer B are preferably alternately laminated.

Abstract: To provide a multilayer structure that may adhere to rubber material without the necessity of providing an adhesive layer, an inner liner and a pneumatic tire using the multilayer structure. According to the present invention, a multilayer structure 1 is formed by alternately laminating elastomer layers 3 containing thermoplastic elastomer and barrier layers 2 containing a gas barrier resin, wherein an outermost layer 4 laminated uppermost among layers constituting the multilayer structure 1 contains an elastomer component that may heat-adhere to diene rubber.

Abstract: The present invention provides a rubber composition that may improve fracture resistance of the resulting tire while maintaining good drainage performance, and a tire using the same. The rubber composition includes: a rubber component; and a fiber made of a hydrophilic resin. The fiber is formed with a coating layer on its surface. The coating layer is made of a resin having affinity for the rubber component.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an adhesive composition which can bond a film to unvulcanized rubber strongly, and is flexible and rarely undergoes cracking under low temperature conditions; and a method for bonding a film to unvulcanized rubber using the adhesive composition. In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a laminate formed by the bonding method; and a tire produced using the laminate. The adhesive composition of the present invention contains a polymer component which has a glass transition temperature or both a glass transition temperature and a melting point of 40° C. or lower, has a main chain having a random structure, has epoxy groups, and has sulfur-crosslinkable sites. The bonding method of the present invention is characterized by using the adhesive composition.

Abstract: To provide a multilayer structure that may adhere to rubber material without the necessity of providing an adhesive layer, an inner liner and a pneumatic tire using the multilayer structure. According to the present invention, a multilayer structure 1 is formed by alternately laminating elastomer layers 3 containing thermoplastic elastomer and barrier layers 2 containing a gas barrier resin, wherein an outermost layer 4 laminated uppermost among layers constituting the multilayer structure 1 contains an elastomer component that may heat-adhere to diene rubber.

Abstract: The present invention provides a rubber composition that may improve fracture resistance of the resulting tire while maintaining good drainage performance, and a tire using the same. The rubber composition includes: a rubber component; and a fiber made of a hydrophilic resin. The fiber is formed with a coating layer on its surface. The coating layer is made of a resin having affinity for the rubber component.

Abstract: A multilayered structure having a layer A constituted with a resin composition containing a gas barrier resin, and a layer B being adjacent to the layer A and being constituted with a resin composition containing an elastomer. The total number of the layer A and the layer B is at least 7. The average thickness of the layer A in terms of a single layer is no less than 0.001 ?m and no greater than 10 ?m, and the average thickness of the layer B in terms of a single layer is no less than 0.001 ?m and no greater than 40 ?m. The multilayered structure is formed by irradiating with an active energy ray. Furthermore, an inner liner having the multilayered structure, and a pneumatic tire provided with the inner liner are provided.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire in which the average peel strength between the surface of (A) a layer of a single-layered or multi-layered film of a thermoplastic resin and (B) a rubbery elastic layer, which are used as the inner liner layer, is 6 kN/m or greater at ?20° C., i.e., a pneumatic tire exhibiting excellent average peel strength between the surface of layer (A) and layer (B), which are used in combination as the inner liner layer exhibiting excellent gas barrier property and flexibility, at a low temperature and at the room temperature, is provided.

Abstract: Disclosed is an inner liner for a pneumatic tire, the inner liner including no less than 8 resin-layers, the resin-layer having a layer A constituted with a resin composition containing a gas barrier resin, and a layer B constituted with a resin composition containing an elastomer, at least one of the resin compositions included in the layer A and the layer B that are adjacent with each other containing a metal salt, the content of the metal salt being no less than 1 ppm and no greater than 10,000 ppm in terms of metal element equivalent, and an interlayer adhesive force between the layer A and the layer B being no less than 500 g/15 mm. The layer A and the layer B are preferably alternately laminated.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an adhesive composition which can bond a film to unvulcanized rubber strongly, and is flexible and rarely undergoes cracking under low temperature conditions; and a method for bonding a film to unvulcanized rubber using the adhesive composition. In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a laminate formed by the bonding method; and a tire produced using the laminate. The adhesive composition of the present invention contains a polymer component which has a glass transition temperature or both a glass transition temperature and a melting point of 40° C. or lower, has a main chain having a random structure, has epoxy groups, and has sulfur-crosslinkable sites. The bonding method of the present invention is characterized by using the adhesive composition.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a pneumatic tire and a method of manufacturing the pneumatic tire that do not cause air accumulation or film damage even without application of a mold release agent to an inner face of the pneumatic tire in vulcanizing and molding by use of a bladder. The pneumatic tire according to the present invention has an inner liner 6 including a film layer on the inner face of the pneumatic tire and is manufactured by a method including a process to press an unvulcanized tire against molds 11, 13 with a bladder 14 without applying the mold release agent. The inner face of the pneumatic tire consists of the film layer, and a dynamic friction coefficient between the film layer and the bladder 14 is 2.0 or less at 25 degrees Celsius.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a pneumatic tire which does not cause air accumulation or film damage even without application of a mold release agent to an inner face of the pneumatic tire in vulcanizing and molding by use of a bladder. According to the present invention, the pneumatic tire has an inner liner including one or more film layers on an inner face of the pneumatic tire. A gelation rate of an innermost layer of the one or more film layers on an innermost side of the pneumatic tire is 10.0-99.0% before vulcanization. Here, it is preferred that the one or more film layers is formed of a single or multiple resin film layers.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide: a film which is applicable to a tire, has excellent gas barrier properties and bending resistance, allows weight of a tire to be reduced with improving internal pressure retainability of the tire at both the brand-new stage and the used stage thereof, and is capable of demonstrating good gas barrier properties without breaking especially in a running condition at a relatively low temperature in winter time or the like; an inner liner for tire, using the film; and a tire provided with the inner liner for tire. The film of the present invention comprises at least a layer composed of resin composition (D) produced by dispersing viscoelastic substance (C) in a resin containing modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (B) obtained by subjecting ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) to a reaction, wherein 100% modulus at ?30° C. of the viscoelastic substance (C) is smaller than 6 MPa.

Abstract: The invention provides a laminated body (1) having a good workability during the production and an excellent peeling resistance, which is formed by joining a resin film layer (D) (2) comprising at least a layer composed of a resin composition (C) in which a soft resin (B) having a Young's modulus at 23° C. lower than that of a thermoplastic resin (A) is dispersed in a matrix made from the thermoplastic resin (A) and a rubbery elastomer layer (E) (3) through an adhesive layer (F) (4), wherein an adhesive composition (I) formed by compounding not less than 0.1 part by mass of at least one of a maleimide derivative (H) having not less than two reaction sites in a molecule thereof and poly-p-dinitrosobenzene based on 100 parts by mass of a rubber component (G) is applied to the adhesive layer (F) (4).

Abstract: A pneumatic tire in which the average peel strength between the surface of (A) a layer of a single-layered or multi-layered film of a thermoplastic resin and (B) a rubbery elastic layer, which are used as the inner liner layer, is 6 kN/m or greater at ?20° C., i.e., a pneumatic tire exhibiting excellent average peel strength between the surface of layer (A) and layer (B), which are used in combination as the inner liner layer exhibiting excellent gas barrier property and flexibility, at a low temperature and at the room temperature, is provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides a laminate formed by binding (A) a layer including a resin film layer and (B) a rubbery elastomer layer through (C) an adhesive layer, in which an adhesive composition constituting the above (C) an adhesive layer includes (a) a rubber component and (b) at least one of poly-p-dinitrosobenzene and 1,4-phenylenedimaleimide, as a crosslinking agent and a crosslinking aid, in an amount of 0.1 mass parts or more relative to 100 mass parts of the rubber component, and provides a tire using the above laminate. The laminate has a resin film layer and a rubbery elastomer layer which are bound and integrated through the above adhesive layer, can be produced with good workability, and also is excellent in the peeling strength, and thus can be suitably used as an inner liner having a less thickness.