Patent ID: 7108531

Claim:
A viewed component of a vehicle instrument cluster, comprising: a planar sheet including a first face and a second face offset by a predetermined thickness, said planar sheet defining a plurality of passages formed entirely through said thickness and extending between said first face and said second face; a translucent layer of material having an inboard face and an outboard face, said inboard face disposed on one of said first and second face of said planar sheet and covering said plurality of passages thereat; markings arranged on said outboard face of said translucent layer, said markings corresponding to identifiable designations on the viewed component; at least one light source, said light source located on an inboard side of said planar sheet; a light reflector, said reflector arranged to reflect light from said light source toward said planar sheet; and a light diffuser, said light diffuser arranged between said light reflector and said planer sheet.