Patent ID: 8317247

Claim:
A trim panel ( 1 ) for motor vehicles, of the type comprising at least one zone ( 10 ) forming a pictogram ( 12 ), said pictogram ( 12 ) being illuminated by means of a light source ( 14 ) placed under the trim panel ( 1 ), the trim panel ( 1 ) comprising a translucent skin ( 2 ) forming the external surface ( 8 ) of the trim panel ( 1 ) and a support layer ( 4 ) placed against the skin ( 2 ) between the light source ( 14 ) and at least the zone ( 10 ) forming the pictogram ( 12 ), wherein the support layer ( 4 ) has at least one first thickness (e 1 ) around the zone ( 10 ) forming the pictogram ( 12 ) and at least one second thickness (e 2 ) facing the zone ( 10 ) forming the pictogram ( 12 ), the second thickness (e 2 ) being less than the first thickness (e 1 ).