Combined capacitive sensor and heating apparatus, method for operating a sensor and heating apparatus, steering input apparatus assembly having a sensor and heating apparatus, and vehicle having a steering input apparatus assembly

Abstract

The present invention relates to a combined capacitive sensor and heating apparatus () having a capacitive sensor device for detecting the presence of a capacitively effective actuation means in a detection region of the sensor device, and having a heating device, wherein the sensor and heating apparatus () has an electrical combined sensor and heating element (), wherein a synchronization device () is configured to capture an actual voltage applied to the first electrical path (P) between the first pole (V+) of a voltage source and the first connection () of the combined sensor and heating element () and/or an actual current flow and/or to capture an actual voltage applied between the second connection () of the combined sensor and heating element () and the second pole (GND) and/or an actual current flow and to detect an instantaneous actual state of the heating device on the basis thereof, and to control the sensor device and/or output at least one control signal for at least partially controlling the sensor device on the basis of the detected actual state of the heating device.