Abstract: The present invention relates to a button carrier and display backlight (5) that may be used in an electronic device such as a motor vehicle cassette radio unit. The carrier (5) comprises a button portion (4,6) and a display portion (2) integrally molded in a substantially uniform translucent plastics material. The button portion (4,6) has at least one button backlight arranged to shine through the translucent material, preferably through integrally moulded buttons (30-36). The display portion (2) has at least one backlight arranged to illuminate a display backlight area (8) by light surface-scattered from the area (8) to provide a diffuse back illumination for a display. The button portion (4,6) may have an opaque surface coating over part of the translucent material, so that the button portion (4,6) is not backlit through the coated part.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a backlit display and an illuminated receptacle for a removable information storage medium, for example an audio device such as a cassette radio for a motor vehicle passenger compartment. The audio device (1) has a backlit display (7) and a receptacle (38) for a removable information carrying medium, comprising at least one backlight, and a light diffuser (5) moulded in a translucent plastics material, the diffuser (5) having a display backlight (201) portion and a receptacle indicator portion (202), the backlight being arranged to illuminate the display backlight portion (201) to provide a diffuse backlight for the display (7), and to shine light through the translucent material of the receptacle indicator portion (201) to indicate an entrance to the receptacle (38).