Patent ID: 9592735
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: B60K,G05G,H01G,H03K

Claim:
1. An operating device for a vehicle component, in particular a radio, a CD and/or DVD player, a navigation device, an infotainment device, a controller for a heating or air-conditioning device, or a man-machine interface, comprising a housing having a front face, a key body having a length, which comprises an actuation end protruding beyond the front face of the housing and a bearing end arranged inside the housing, wherein the actuation end has an upper side and a lower side, which extend beyond the front face at an angle different from zero degrees and which is actuable for inputting an operating command by manual exertion of force on the upper or lower side, a supporting body having a bearing by which the key body can be moved along two spatial axes that are substantially orthogonal with respect to each other, wherein the bearing comprises at least three suspension elements by means of which the bearing end of the key body is movably mounted at the supporting body and which are arranged in at least two mutually spaced suspension planes that are parallel to each other and to the longitudinal dimension of the key body; and wherein the bearing comprises a projecting element protruding from the supporting body, which protrudes from the supporting body in substantially the same spatial direction as the suspension elements and is arranged between the two suspension elements, and that the key body may rest on the projection element of the bearing when operated.