Patent ID: 7441913

Claim:
A lighting system for displays, the lighting system comprising: a support; at least one function lighting means for punctiform illumination, which is disposed on said support; at least one search lighting means for punctiform illumination, which is disposed on said support; and a transparent cover which is arranged at a distance from said support on a side of said support with said function and search lighting means, and which has at least one symbol, representing a function; wherein the at least one symbol is illuminated from behind by said search lighting means to provide a uniform search lighting and by said function lighting means to indicate that the function represented by the symbol is activated; and wherein said function lighting means is activated only when the function represented by the symbol is activated, and thus operates independently of said search lighting means; and wherein the lighting system further comprises a lighting-limiting device which comprises a transparent distance plate, disposed between said support with said function and search lighting means and said cover, wherein the transparent distance plate is provided with holes corresponding to the area of said cover illuminated from behind by said function lighting means, and wherein the transparent distance plate limits the light emitted by said function and search lighting means to the area of said cover illuminated from behind; and wherein the holes in the transparent distance plate extend entirely through the transparent distance plate from a side of said support to a side of said cover.