Patent ID: 8414017

Claim:
A roof airbag apparatus for a vehicle, comprising: an inflator providing gas pressure; an air tube deploying towards sides of a passenger sitting on a seat when gas is supplied from the inflator into the air tube; and a front support panel provided on a front end of the air tube to enclose a front portion of the passenger when the air tube is deployed; wherein the air tube includes: a support tube fastened to a roof panel of the vehicle, the support tube being fluid-connected at a first end thereof to the inflator; a first bent tube fluid-connected to a second end of the support tube and bent in a predetermined direction such that the first bent tube is deployed to protect a first side of the passenger; a second bent tube branching off the support tube at a position adjacent to the first end of the support tube and bending in a predetermined direction such that the second bent tube is deployed to protect a second side of the passenger; and a connection tube fluid-connecting front ends of the first and second bent tubes to each other, and wherein the first and second bent tubes are spaced apart each other by the connecting tube with a predetermined distance to receive the passenger when the air tube is deployed.