Touch- and/or proximity-sensitive input device, in particular for an electronic household appliance, having: a cover plate with a control section, wherein a side of the control section facing a user of the input device forms a control field for the user, and a side of the control section facing away from the user forms a sensor plane; at least one capacitive sensor field which in a direction perpendicular to the sensor plane is arranged on a side of the cover plate which faces away from the user in the region of the control section of the cover plate; a carrier plate which in a direction perpendicular to the sensor plane is arranged on a side of the at least one sensor field which faces away from the user and on which at least one electric contact field is provided; and at least one electric contact element which is arranged between the carrier plate and the at least one sensor field in order to connect the at least one sensor field electrically conductively to the at least one electric contact field of the carrier plate, wherein the cover plate has a contacting section which is arranged in one direction of the sensor plane next to the control section and that side of which which faces away from the user forms a contacting plane; wherein furthermore at least one electric contact field is provided which is arranged in one direction of the sensor plane next to the at least one sensor field in the region of the contacting section of the cover plate and is connected electrically conductively to the at least one sensor field; and wherein the at least one electric contact element connects the at least one electric contact field electrically conductively to the at least one electric contact field of the carrier plate, characterized in that the at least one capacitive sensor field and the at least one electric contact field are provided on a sensor film which in a direction perpendicular to the sensor plane is arranged between the cover plate and the carrier plate; the contacting plane formed by the contacting section of the cover plate extends parallel to the carrier plate, and the at least one electric contact element has, on its side facing the at least one electric contact field of the sensor film, a contact section which is designed in order to penetrate at least partially into the at least one electric contact field of the sensor film and thus ensure an electrically conductive connection to the electrically conductive layers of the contact field injection-moulded from conductive plastic. a cover plate with a control section, wherein a side of the control section facing a user of the input device forms a control field for the user, and a side of the control section facing away from the user forms a sensor plane; at least one capacitive sensor field which in a direction perpendicular to the sensor plane is arranged on a side of the cover plate which faces away from the user in the region of the control section of the cover plate; a carrier plate which in a direction perpendicular to the sensor plane is arranged on a side of the at least one sensor field which faces away from the user and on which at least one electric contact field is provided; and at least one electric contact element which is arranged between the carrier plate and the at least one sensor field in order to connect the at least one sensor field electrically conductively to the at least one electric contact field of the carrier plate, wherein the cover plate has a contacting section which is arranged in one direction of the sensor plane next to the control section and that side of which which faces away from the user forms a contacting plane; wherein furthermore at least one electric contact field is provided which is arranged in one direction of the sensor plane next to the at least one sensor field in the region of the contacting section of the cover plate and is connected electrically conductively to the at least one sensor field; and wherein the at least one electric contact element connects the at least one electric contact field electrically conductively to the at least one electric contact field of the carrier plate, characterized in that the at least one capacitive sensor field and the at least one electric contact field are provided on a sensor film which in a direction perpendicular to the sensor plane is arranged between the cover plate and the carrier plate; the contacting plane formed by the contacting section of the cover plate extends parallel to the carrier plate, and the at least one electric contact element has, on its side facing the at least one electric contact field of the sensor film, a contact section which is designed in order to penetrate at least partially into the at least one electric contact field of the sensor film and thus ensure an electrically conductive connection to the electrically conductive layers of the contact field injection-moulded from conductive plastic.