Patent ID: 7150548

Claim:
A reading lamp for an aircraft cabin, comprising a mounting element ( 3 ), at least one light source ( 8 ) secured to said mounting element, an optical system arranged and adapted to project light emanating from said light source ( 8 ) along an optical axis ( 9 ) extending horizontally in an installed position of said reading lamp, and an optical deflector ( 2 , 12 ) that is secured to said mounting element in a position on said optical axis so as to deflect said light from said optical system at a deflection angle away from said optical axis ( 9 ) toward a passenger seat in the aircraft cabin, wherein said optical system ( 13 ) is positioned along said optical axis ( 9 ) between said light source ( 8 ) and said optical deflector ( 2 , 12 ) and comprises a focusing lens ( 14 ), a converging lens ( 15 ), and an aperture ( 16 ) positioned between said focusing lens ( 14 ) and said converging lens ( 15 ).