Airbag apparatus for vehicle

A curtain airbag comprising:

• an inner panel elongated in a longitudinal direction of the curtain airbag;
• an outer panel secured to the inner panel and elongated in the longitudinal direction of the curtain airbag;
• a groove portion in the inner panel, the groove portion having a width in the longitudinal direction of the curtain airbag, and
• at least a first pair of internal tethers cooperating to define the width of the groove portion, each pair of internal tethers including a first internal tether and a second internal tether longitudinally spaced from the first internal tether, each first internal tether attached to the inner panel and the outer panel, each second internal tether attached to the inner panel and the outer panel,
• wherein the curtain airbag has a length in the longitudinal direction greater than a height in a vertical direction,
• wherein the groove portion is vertically spaced from both an upper longitudinal side of the airbag and a lower longitudinal side of the curtain airbag.

A vehicle airbag arrangement, the vehicle airbag arrangement comprising:

• a driver's seat airbag for expansion from inside a steering wheel of a vehicle toward a rear of the vehicle, the driver's seat airbag having a thickness portion along a direction of front to back of the vehicle;
• and
• a curtain airbag for deployment downward along an inner side surface of the vehicle, the curtain airbag elongated having a length in a longitudinal direction greater than a height in a vertical direction, the curtain airbag having an inner panel, an outer panel and a groove portion for receiving the thickness portion of the driver's seat airbag, the groove portion having a width in the longitudinal direction, the curtain airbag further including at least a first pair of internal tethers attached to the inner panel at spaced apart points to define the width of the groove portion,
• wherein the groove portion is defined by a plurality of internal tethers, adjacent tethers of the plurality of internal tethers spaced from one another in the vertical direction.