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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2012
Rainer Siebert, Erwitte, DE;
Bernd Stich, Büren, DE;
Holger Kleine-hollenhorst, Lippstadt, DE;
Behr-Hella Thermocontrol GMBH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
The operating device (), in particular for a vehicle component or generally for a human/machine interface, is provided with at least one pushbutton (), which has a depressible pushbutton element (). In addition, the operating device () has a guide element (), which defines an accommodating area () in which the pushbutton element () is at least partially accommodated and in which the pushbutton element () is guided, and a capacitive proximity sensor () with an electrode () for detecting an object approaching the pushbutton element (), in particular a hand or a finger of a hand. The electrode () is arranged outside the accommodating area () of the guide element ().