Tire with component containing polybenzobisoxazole fiber and epoxidized polyisoprene

摘要

A pneumatic tire comprising at least one component selected from the group consisting of apex(16), flipper (24) and chipper (26), the at least one component comprising a rubber composition, the rubber composition comprising a diene based elastomer and from 1 to 50 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of elastomer (phr), of a polybenzobisoxazole (PBO) fiber having a length ranging from 0.5 to 20 mm having a thickness ranging from 10 to 30 microns, and from 1 to 50 phr of an epoxidized polyisoprene having a number-average molecular weight of in a range of from 5000 to 100000.