Abstract: A main object of the present invention is to provide an ink composition for ink-jet recording capable of forming an ink film excellent in both film strength and scratch resistance. The present invention achieves the object by providing an ink composition for ink-jet recording comprising: an aqueous solvent including water and water-soluble organic solvent; a coloring agent; a resin emulsion; and a surfactant; wherein the resin emulsion includes a silicon-acrylic resin emulsion and a resin emulsion other than the silicon-acrylic resin emulsion; a content ratio of the resin emulsion to the coloring agent (content of the resin emulsion/content of the coloring agent) is 1/5 or more and 15/1 or less; and a content ratio of the silicon-acrylic resin emulsion to the coloring agent (content of the silicon-acrylic resin emulsion/content of the coloring agent) is 1/20 or more and 5/1 or less.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a receptive solution which can suppress the occurrence of odor from the receptive solution itself when the receptive solution is applied on a recording medium, and can also prevent the appearance of a printed surface from being deteriorated. The receptive solution for ink-jet recording ink contains polyvalent metal cations, an aqueous solvent, a resin, and anions, wherein the resin is contained as a resin emulsion, and the anions contained in the receptive solution contain anions of an organic substance which has an OV/IV value of 0.3-1.0, the OV/IV value being a ratio of an organic value to an inorganic value.

Abstract: A control device in a vehicle display system includes: a gazed image display output unit configured to display a normal gazed image in a part of each of main screen areas; a gazed image visual recognition determination unit configured to determine, based on a line-of-sight state, whether an occupant visually recognizes a normal gazed image in one of the main screen areas; and a main screen area selection unit configured to select, based on an input unit, the main screen area corresponding to the normal gazed image determined to be visually recognized by the occupant. Earlier selection display information displayed in an earlier selection main screen area selected earlier by the main screen area selection unit is displayed in a later selection main screen area selected later.

Abstract: A main object of the present invention is to provide an ink composition for ink-jet recording capable of forming an ink film excellent in both film strength and scratch resistance. The present invention achieves the object by providing an ink composition for ink-jet recording comprising: an aqueous solvent including water and water-soluble organic solvent; a coloring agent; a resin emulsion; and a surfactant; wherein the resin emulsion includes a silicon-acrylic resin emulsion and a resin emulsion other than the silicon-acrylic resin emulsion; a content ratio of the resin emulsion to the coloring agent (content of the resin emulsion/content of the coloring agent) is 1/5 or more and 15/1 or less; and a content ratio of the silicon-acrylic resin emulsion to the coloring agent (content of the silicon-acrylic resin emulsion/content of the coloring agent) is 1/20 or more and 5/1 or less.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an alertness maintaining device useful for suppressing variation of an alertness of a driver and for maintaining the alertness at a comparatively high level. The alertness maintaining device includes a driver state monitoring section that detects at least one of an actual alertness of a driver and predicted change of the alertness; a voice output section that applies, to the driver, stimulus information; and an interaction control section that changes an output content of the stimulus information output section in accordance with a level of the alertness based on an output of the driver state monitoring section. The strength of the stimulus is changed in accordance with the level of the alertness. When a simple running state is detected, a stimulus for maintaining the alertness is applied. An interaction scenario according with preference of the driver is selectively used.

Abstract: A meter device includes a rotation shaft, a pointer provided in an end part of the rotation shaft and rotating integrally with the rotation shaft, an illumination light source which outputs visible rays to the pointer, a light source of infrared rays which is arranged in parallel to the illumination light source and outputs the infrared rays to the pointer, and a reflection part provided in the pointer to substantially reflect the visible rays into the pointer and to substantially pass and output the infrared rays from a central part of rotation of the pointer.

Abstract: The present invention provides an on-vehicle photographing device. A monitoring camera is installed inside a common area that is made common to the display area of an indicator display section for displaying the states of the vehicle, such as direction indication, as viewed from the position corresponding to the viewpoint of the driver of the vehicle. Since the monitoring camera is assimilated with the area of the indicator display section and becomes less conspicuous, the driver is deluded and unaware of the existence of the monitoring camera. The monitoring camera and the indicator display section are entirely covered integrally or continuously with a film or the like, and this entire structure is configured so as to be recognized by the driver as a common indicator area. Infrared illumination sections are provided and the monitoring camera performs photographing using the light having wavelengths in the infrared light wavelength region.

Abstract: Provided is an aqueous ink jet-use ink composition which includes a binder resin, a surfactant, a pigment, a solvent and, if necessary, a pigment-dispersing resin. The binder resin has a glass transition temperature of 40-90° C. and is dispersed as resin emulsion particles. The value of A, which is defined as the sum of the product of the acid value and the content in terms of parts by mass of the binder resin and pigment-dispersing resin, is 0-200 mg KOH/g. The surfactant is a non-ionic compound represented by formula (1), and the content of solvents having boiling points of 250° C. or higher is less than 5 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the ink composition. R1O—(R2O)n—H??(1) R1 is a straight-chain or branched chain alkyl group having 12-22 carbon atoms. R2 is an ethylene group or propylene group. n is an integer between 10 and 50.

Abstract: Provided is an aqueous ink jet-use ink composition which includes a binder resin, a surfactant, a pigment, a solvent and, if necessary, a pigment-dispersing resin. The binder resin has a glass transition temperature of 40-90° C. and is dispersed as resin emulsion particles. The value of A, which is defined as the sum of the product of the acid value and the content in terms of parts by mass of the binder resin and pigment-dispersing resin, is 0-200 mg KOH/g. The surfactant is a non-ionic compound represented by formula (1), and the content of solvents having boiling points of 250° C. or higher is less than 5 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the ink composition. R1O—(R2O)n—H??(1) R1 is a straight-chain or branched chain alkyl group having 12-22 carbon atoms. R2 is an ethylene group or propylene group. n is an integer between 10 and 50.