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inflator
noun
Alternative spelling of inflater
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The air bag could partially inflate and the inflator could enter the vehicle interior, increasing the risk of injury, Toyota said.
Therefore, it has to inflate using a stronger inflator and at a higher rate of inflation.
A 110-volt charger goes underneath the battery pack in the now-empty spare-tire cubby (an aerosol inflator replaces the spare), where it also warms the batteries in cold weather.
The rise could mean an increase in the salary cap by as much as $2 million a team, but that would depend largely on whether the N.H.L. Players Associationn agrees to activate a 5 percent "inflator" clause, as it has consistently done.
Some air bags protecting the front passenger seat may not inflate correctly because of a problem with the propellant used in the air bag inflator, said the Toyota spokesman Ryo Sakai.
Toyota has been testing the airbags, and it found an unusually high incidence of inflator failures along the coasts, according to spokesman John Hanson.
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But several alternative inflators, such as compressed helium, are under study.
Many of the new systems, including TRW's, use dual-stage inflators.
The automaker said there was a risk of fires or injuries because of the flawed inflators.
"The inflators themselves are not so expensive, but there is the cost to cover for the hours spent to fix the problem," said Kohei Takahashi, an auto analyst at JPMorgan in Japan.
Toyota will exchange the faulty inflators for new ones, a fix that is expected to take about an hour to two-and-a-half hours for most models, Mr. Sakai said.
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