Trim component with concealed indicium

摘要

A vehicular trim component (20) comprises a substrate (30) having external and internal surfaces and a finish (32) on at least one of the external and internal surfaces. An illumination source (36) actuatable between an illuminated state and a non-illuminated state is positioned behind the substrate (30) to direct light through the finish (32) when the illumination source (36) is in the illuminated state. A mask (34) associated with the substrate (30) defines at least a masked portion (46) and an unmasked portion (48), wherein the unmasked portion (48) transmits more light than the masked portion (46). The finish (32) extends across both the masked portion (46) and the unmasked portion (48) to conceal visible differences between the masked portion (46) and the unmasked portion (48) when the illumination source (36) is in the non-illuminated state. When the illumination source (36) is in the illuminated state, light passes through the unmasked portion (48) and the finish (32) to provide a visible distinction between the masked portion (46) and the unmasked portion (48).