Abstract: In a vehicle seat, a side frame of a seat back frame has a front wall that is formed so as to be bent inward continuously from a front edge of a plate-shaped portion and forms a curved region extending vertically from around the rotating shaft and reaching an upper frame, and a rear wall that is formed so as to be bent inward continuously from a rear edge of the plate-shaped portion and forms a curved region extending vertically from around the rotating shaft and reaching the upper frame, and an inner edge of the front wall has a projecting piece that spreads to the inside from a virtual outline corresponding to a shape of the upper frame and is superimposed on the front wall of the upper frame from the rear. This provides a vehicle seat that can contribute to improvement of the work efficiency when assembling a seat back frame.

Abstract: A method of producing a surface-treated carbon black powder dispersion includes subjecting carbon black fine particles having a volume average particle size of 100 nm to 20 ?m to wet granulation and drying by heating to obtain granulated carbon black having a hardness of 12 cN or less and a pH of less than 7, grinding the granulated carbon black to obtain a ground product having a volume average particle size of 20 nm to 20 ?m, and subjecting the ground product to wet oxidization in an aqueous medium. The resulting surface-treated carbon black powder dispersion exhibits excellent print density, print quality, discharge stability, and storage stability when used as an inkjet printer aqueous black ink.

Abstract: A method of producing a surface-treated carbon black powder dispersion includes subjecting carbon black fine particles having a volume average particle size of 100 nm to 20 ?m to wet granulation and drying by heating to obtain granulated carbon black having a hardness of 12 cN or less and a pH of less than 7, grinding the granulated carbon black to obtain a ground product having a volume average particle size of 20 nm to 20 ?m, and subjecting the ground product to wet oxidization in an aqueous medium. The resulting surface-treated carbon black powder dispersion exhibits excellent print density, print quality, discharge stability, and storage stability when used as an inkjet printer aqueous black ink.

Abstract: A carbon black aqueous pigment which exhibits excellent water-dispersibility and ink performance, and a method of producing a carbon black aqueous dispersion are disclosed. The carbon black aqueous pigment includes carbon black A having a specific surface area by nitrogen adsorption of 150 m2/g or more, a DBP absorption of 95 cm3/100 g or more, and a tinting strength of 120% or more, and carbon black B having a specific surface area by nitrogen adsorption of less than 150 m2/g, a DBP absorption of less than 95 cm3/100 g, and a tinting strength of 120% or more, the carbon black A and the carbon black B being subjected to surface oxidation and neutralization, at least the carbon black A being atomized, and the carbon black A and the carbon black B being mixed in a weight ratio of 20:80 to 80:20.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing a carbon black aqueous dispersion which has excellent water-dispersibility and ink performance, and is suitable as an aqueous black ink for an inkjet printer or the like. A first method of producing a carbon black aqueous dispersion includes treating carbon black with a chemical surface modifier in an aqueous medium, neutralizing acidic groups produced on the surface of the carbon black due to the chemical modification, atomizing the carbon black, and purifying the resulting mixture. A second method of producing a carbon black aqueous dispersion includes treating carbon black with a chemical surface modifier in an aqueous medium, neutralizing acidic groups produced on the surface of the carbon black due to the chemical modification, purifying the resulting mixture, and atomizing the carbon black.

Abstract: A carbon black aqueous dispersion which has excellent dispersibility and ink performance and is suitable as an aqueous black ink for an inkjet printer or the like, and a method of producing the same. The carbon black aqueous dispersion is obtained by spraying a slurry including carbon black, a surface chemical modifier, and an aqueous medium under pressure from a nozzle to cause collision between sprayed streams or between sprayed streams and a wall surface. The carbon black agglomerates have a maximum particle diameter of 1 ?m or less.