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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2012
Thorsten Alexander Kern, Alsbach, DE;
Ingo Zoller, Hoesbach, DE;
Thorsten Alexander Kern, Alsbach, DE;
Ingo Zoller, Hoesbach, DE;
Continental Automotive GmbH, Hannonver, DE;
Abstract
An operator control device includes: an activation element configured to provide haptic feedback to an operator, the activation element having a touch-sensitive operator control surface, and the activation element being configured to be activatable by an input member of the operator, triggering an activation signal; a pivoting axis to which the activation element is mounted so as to be pivotable about the axis between a position of rest and a switching position; a rotationally mounted magnetically influenceable element; and an electromagnetic actuator configured to be actuatable by the activation signal so as to generate a magnetic field that moves the rotationally mounted magnetically influenceable element from an initial position into a pivoting position. The movement of the magnetically influenceable element results in a torque sufficient to move the activation element out of the position of rest into the switching position being applied directly or indirectly to the activation element.