Patent ID: 8641251
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: B60K,B60Q,B60R,G02B

Abstract:
1. A trim panel for a motor vehicle, the trim panel comprising: at least one pictogram area, said area being illuminated by a light source placed under said trim panel; a flexible translucent skin forming an outer surface of the trim panel; a backing layer placed against the translucent skin, said backing layer having at least one translucent area opposite the pictogram area; and at least one polarizing filter positioned between the light source and the pictogram area, a polarization of the polarizing filter being defined according to a plane containing an optical path followed by a light ray emitted by the light source from a display area to a location corresponding to an eye of an intended user of the vehicle via a reflection point on a window of the vehicle so as to polarize light illuminating the pictogram area and substantially prevent later reflection of the light at the reflection point.