Control or decorative element for switches and key buttons in a motor vehicle, has a main plastic body made from a partly transparent material for visible light and a top side to display symbols

摘要

A first chromophoric metallic layer (6) is applied on a top layer (5) and etched with appropriate symbols (7). Material for a main body is transparent to a laser beam that produces the symbols. A second chromophoric layer (4) optically different from the top layer is applied on the bottom side (3) and also on the side areas (9), if required.