Patent ID: 8256945

Claim:
An interior lining component of a motor vehicle made from an opaque material skin ( 2 ), comprising: at least one light source; at least one light transmitting member capable of transmitting a visible light from the back of said component to the front of said component, characterized in that each light transmitting member is different than optical fibers and instead is made up of a transparent thread ( 4 ) having ends and sides with an outer circumference extending therebetween and wherein said light transmitting thread forms an embroidery ( 3 ) in the opaque material skin ( 2 ) that transmits the visible light originating from the least one light source ( 5 ) located at the back of said component ( 1 ) facing the outer circumference of the thread, to the front of said component and wherein said light transmitting thread does not require total internal reflection, and wherein light entering a first point on said outer circumference of said sides located on the back of said component to exit a second point on said outer circumference of said sides located on the said front of said component.