Abstract: The operating device for a vehicle is provided with a capacitively operating touch panel (16) comprising an upper face with a touch-sensitive surface, and an operating unit comprising a movable operating element (22) which can the grasped manually and has an electrically conductive surface and a plate-shaped holding element provided with an upper face and a lower face (54) facing away from the upper face, on which holding element the operating element (22) is movably arranged and which in turn is arranged on the touch-sensitive surface of the upper face of the touch panel (16). The operating element (22) comprises at least one wiper electrically connected to its electrically conductive surface, which wiper slides along a sensing path (40) of the upper face of the holding element when the operating element (22) is moved. The holding element comprises alternately successive first sections (50) and second sections (52) along the sensing path (40).

Abstract: The operating device for a vehicle is provided with a capacitively operating touch panel (16) comprising an upper face with a touch-sensitive surface, and an operating unit comprising a movable operating element (22) which can the grasped manually and has an electrically conductive surface and a plate-shaped holding element provided with an upper face and a lower face (54) facing away from the upper face, on which holding element the operating element (22) is movably arranged and which in turn is arranged on the touch-sensitive surface of the upper face of the touch panel (16). The operating element (22) comprises at least one wiper electrically connected to its electrically conductive surface, which wiper slides along a sensing path (40) of the upper face of the holding element when the operating element (22) is moved. The holding element comprises alternately successive first sections (50) and second sections (52) along the sensing path (40).

Abstract: An operating unit for a vehicle, e.g., an infotainment system for controlling diverse vehicle components, can include a housing and an operating element mounted in a spring-elastic manner on and/or in the housing along a vertical axis of movement extending substantially orthogonally to the operating surface and along a lateral axis of movement extending substantially transversely to the vertical axis of movement. The operating unit can also include at least one sensor for detecting an actuating movement of the operating element in the direction of the vertical axis of movement and an actuator arranged in and/or on the housing for the feedback movement of the operating element at least also in the lateral axis of movement during a detected actuating movement of the operating element, and a spring frame for the spring-elastic mounting of the operating element.

Abstract: An operating unit for a vehicle, e.g., an infotainment system for controlling diverse vehicle components, can include a housing and an operating element mounted in a spring-elastic manner on and/or in the housing along a vertical axis of movement extending substantially orthogonally to the operating surface and along a lateral axis of movement extending substantially transversely to the vertical axis of movement. The operating unit can also include at least one sensor for detecting an actuating movement of the operating element in the direction of the vertical axis of movement and an actuator arranged in and/or on the housing for the feedback movement of the operating element at least also in the lateral axis of movement during a detected actuating movement of the operating element, and a spring frame for the spring-elastic mounting of the operating element.