Side curtain airbag assembly for a motor vehicle

An airbag assembly comprising:

• an inflator;
• an inflatable body adapted for installation in a stowed position adjacent a roof of a motor vehicle and, when inflated by gas from the inflator, deploying downwardly to overlie a roof-supporting pillar of the vehicle, the body comprising a first chamber positioned adjacent a first window forward of the pillar and a second chamber positioned adjacent a second window rearward of the pillar;
• first and second inflatable tubes extending within the first and second chambers respectively, each tube having an inlet end receiving gas from its respective chamber at a first position adjacent a lower edge thereof and extending within its respective chamber to a second position farther from the lower edge than the first position;
• and
• first and second tongues extending from respective outlet ends of the first and second tubes to contact, when inflated, respective front and rear faces of the pillar.

An airbag comprising:

• a body inflatable to overlie a vehicle roof-supporting pillar;
• first and second tongues spaced from one another, connected to the body and extending therefrom, when inflated, to positions adjacent respective front and rear pillar faces to clamp the pillar therebetween;
• and
• first and second tubes having respective outlet ends supplying inflation gasses to the respective tongues, and extending within the body to position respective inlet ends adjacent a lower edge thereof.