Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Oliver Pichl

Nhu Nguyen Thien

Hans Kinzler

Helmut Dörre

Daniel Hostmann

Boris Basche

Roland Falkner

Gerhard Lex

Volker Erben

Klaus Hasemann

Reinhard Haubner

Richard Scherl

Elmar Weber

Andreas Clabunde

The invention relates to an operating unit, especially for operating a multimedia system in a motor vehicle, comprising an operating element that can be rotated about an axis (z), that can be moved along said axis of rotation (z) and that can be locked in a position () on said axis (z). The operating element can also be moved on an plane (x, y) that is orthogonal relative to said axis (z) in order to control the movement of a cursor that can be shown on a display in any given direction.

Operating unit, especially for operating a multimedia system in a motor vehicle

The invention relates to a rotating actuator/pressure actuator () comprising a ring-shaped rotary transducer () consisting of an inner ring and a rotary ring with a handle () and which can rotate around the inner ring about an axis (z) and which is displaceably arranged in a linear manner along the axis (Z) in relation to a housing (), in addition to an inner part (touchpad) which is arranged in an inner area () of the ring-shaped rotary transducer () and which is displaceable in a linear manner along the axis (z) together with the ring-shaped rotary transducer () in relation to the housing (). Linear displacement of the handle () and/or inner part (touchpad) triggers a push-button function. According to the invention, the rotary transducer () and inner part (touchpad) are arranged in a pan-shaped guide element () which is arranged in a linear displaceable manner along the axis (z) in the housing; the inner ring of the rotary transducer () is rotationally fixed in the guide element (); the rotary transducer () and the inner par (touchpad) are connected to the guide element () in such a way that they are not displaceable along the axis (z) and the guide element () acts upon the push button ().

Operating element for a multi-media system in a motor vehicle

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