Input device , comprising: an operating element with an input surface ; a carrier ; means for mounting the operating element in a restoring manner on the carrier , which are designed to mount the operating element such that it can be deflected from a rest position in a direction of deflection (s) substantially parallel to the input surface and elastically restoring it into the rest position; and an actuator for excitation of movement of the operating element in the direction of deflection (S) in order to generate haptic feedback for an operator; wherein the means for mounting the operating element in a restoring manner comprise two spring elements extending substantially parallel to each other and substantially parallel to the input surface, each comprising a leaf spring strip made from spring steel and at least three fastening elements (6a, 7a; 6b, 7b) which are arranged along the associated leaf spring strip and in which the leaf spring strip is received in a positively locking manner, with the result that swinging leaf spring strip portions of substantially the same length each remain between the outer fastening elements (7a; 7b) and the nearest, inner fastening elements of the same spring element in a plane substantially parallel to the input surface ; characterized in that the outer fastening elements of a first spring element of the two spring elements and an inner fastening element of a remaining second spring element of the two spring elements form the operating element-side fastening elements and are each fixed on the operating element , and the outer fastening elements of the second spring element and an inner fastening element of the first spring element form the carrier-side fastening elements and are each fixed on the carrier . an operating element with an input surface ; a carrier ; means for mounting the operating element in a restoring manner on the carrier , which are designed to mount the operating element such that it can be deflected from a rest position in a direction of deflection (s) substantially parallel to the input surface and elastically restoring it into the rest position; and an actuator for excitation of movement of the operating element in the direction of deflection (S) in order to generate haptic feedback for an operator; wherein the means for mounting the operating element in a restoring manner comprise two spring elements extending substantially parallel to each other and substantially parallel to the input surface, each comprising a leaf spring strip made from spring steel and at least three fastening elements (6a, 7a; 6b, 7b) which are arranged along the associated leaf spring strip and in which the leaf spring strip is received in a positively locking manner, with the result that swinging leaf spring strip portions of substantially the same length each remain between the outer fastening elements (7a; 7b) and the nearest, inner fastening elements of the same spring element in a plane substantially parallel to the input surface ; characterized in that the outer fastening elements of a first spring element of the two spring elements and an inner fastening element of a remaining second spring element of the two spring elements form the operating element-side fastening elements and are each fixed on the operating element , and the outer fastening elements of the second spring element and an inner fastening element of the first spring element form the carrier-side fastening elements and are each fixed on the carrier . <EOS>