Patent ID: 8777466

Claim:
A trim panel ( 1 ) for a motor vehicle, comprising: at least one pictogram area ( 8 ), said area ( 8 ) being illuminated by a light source ( 10 ) arranged under the trim panel, the trim panel ( 1 ) including a translucent skin ( 2 ) forming the outer surface ( 6 ) of the trim panel and a substrate layer ( 4 ) arranged against the skin ( 2 ), said substrate layer ( 4 ) including an opening ( 14 ) arranged at least between the light source ( 10 ) and the pictogram area ( 8 ), wherein a light-transmitting material ( 18 ) is arranged in at least part of said opening ( 14 ), said material ( 18 ) being arranged in a translucent substrate member ( 20 ) arranged in the opening ( 14 ) between said material ( 18 ) and said light source ( 10 ), wherein the light transmitting material ( 18 ) is a gel, and wherein the substrate member ( 20 ) is hollow such that the gel is poured inside the substrate member.