Piece of motor vehicle interior equipment and associated method of manufacture

A method for manufacturing a piece (10;

• 110) of motor vehicle interior equipment, of the type comprising the following steps:
• providing a rigid support frame (12) and an external skin (14) of soft appearance, at least partially translucent, the external skin (14) having an exterior surface (24) intended to be placed facing an occupant of the motor vehicle, and an interior surface (26);
• mounting an assembly (18) for displaying at least one light signal on the exterior surface (24) of the skin, the mounting comprising providing a device (30) for illuminating, through the skin, from the interior surface (26) of the skin, a chosen region (48) of the exterior surface (24) of the skin, the illuminating device (30) being flexible so that it deforms when touched, and the fastening of the illuminating device (30), on the interior surface of the skin (26);
• placing a layer of foam (16) between the support frame (12) and the outer skin (14), a region (40) of the foam layer (16) being inserted between the support frame (12) and the illuminating device (30).