OPERATING DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND MOTOR VEHICLE WITH AN OPERATING DEVICE

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to an operating device for a motor vehicle and a motor vehicle with an operating device.

[0002] From GB 2 494 420 A, a multifunction rotary control device is known for controlling a system, which delivers control signals to the system depending on the actuation of a manually operable rotary means and a switch. The multifunction rotary control device comprises a display which shows information about a plurality of operating modes of the system in a circular area of ​​the multifunction rotary control device. The switch can be a mechanical switch and can be actuated by pressing a button, in particular the rotary means, the display or a window element through which the display can be viewed. The display can comprise a touchscreen and be arranged within a circular area enclosed by the rotary means. Respective operating modes for control functions can be selected and controlled by means of the switch and the rotary means in combination.The multifunction rotary control unit may be configured to control an air conditioning system, including functions of ventilation, air temperature, and seat heating or cooling temperature in a motor vehicle.

[0003] Furthermore, DE 10 2005 049 513 A1 discloses an operator interface unit for a vehicle, which comprises at least one user control element for an operator setting and a field change sensor configured to detect an object in the vicinity of the at least one user control element. Furthermore, the operator interface unit comprises a control unit in electrical communication with the field change sensor and the at least one user control element, as well as an electronic display unit in electrical communication with the control unit, which is configured to control the electronic display unit based on the field change sensor. The at least one user control element is a ring knob, and the electronic display unit is integrated into a body of the ring knob.The electronic display unit is a round electronic display unit with a multitude of buttons arranged around and around the perimeter of the electronic display unit. The operator interface unit thus comprises the large ring knob with the integrated display unit in the center of the ring knob and is configured for multi-function operation.

[0004] Furthermore, DE 10 2007 035 564 A1 discloses an operating device for operating a plurality of functions in a vehicle, comprising a multiple rotary control element. This multiple rotary control element comprises several rotary actuators arranged coaxially around a common axis of rotation. These rotary actuators are assigned to different functions of the vehicle. Each rotary actuator can have a radially inner, rotary-actuated rotary body and a radially outer, rotationally fixed, annular display body for the visual representation of operating information assigned to the respective rotary body. The annular display body coaxially encloses the associated rotary body.

[0005] DE 10 2015 115 044 A1 discloses a system comprising a rotary switch and a touch-sensitive display for entering commands and operating various functions. Switching states are set by a mechanical rotation of the rotary switch, with the touch-sensitive display being configured to select and display a function to be set.

[0006] DE 102011 114 051 A1 discloses an operating device for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one rotatable and pressable component which is provided with a touch-sensitive input and / or display surface, wherein functions can be operated by rotating and / or pressing the rotatable and pressable component and switching between two operable functions can be carried out by touching the touch-sensitive input and / or display surface.

[0007] Furthermore, an embodiment of a voice interaction system set forth in US 2017 / 0 140 757 A1 discloses a motor vehicle dashboard with interaction styles, screens, and settings. Text, icons, and speech can be displayed in a manner adapted to a specific vehicle, in particular based on configuration settings, interaction modes, and user-defined settings by specific users.

[0008] The object of the present invention is to provide a solution by which a particularly large number of vehicle functions of a motor vehicle can be controlled via particularly few user inputs using particularly few operating elements.

[0009] This object is achieved by the subject matter of claim 1. Further possible embodiments of the invention are disclosed in the subclaims, the description and the figures.

[0010] The invention relates to an operating device for a motor vehicle, comprising a base element which is configured to be attached to an interior component of the motor vehicle. The operating device further comprises a screen device which is configured to display a driving mode of the motor vehicle. In this case, the screen device is configured in particular to output a light signal characterizing the driving mode, whereby the driving mode of the motor vehicle can be visually displayed by means of the screen device. The screen device further comprises a touch-sensitive surface which is configured to receive a first user input. In this case, the first user input can be represented in particular by touching the touch-sensitive surface. The screen device is further configured to provide the first received user input to a control device of the operating device.The operating device further comprises a ring element which is arranged to enclose the screen device on the circumference. The ring element is configured to be arranged in different rotational positions relative to the base element. The ring element can be adjusted between the respective different rotational positions by rotating it about a rotational axis. Furthermore, the ring element is configured to receive a second user input characterized by adjusting the ring element between the rotational positions. The ring element can provide this second user input to the control device. The ring element encloses the screen device radially outwards at least in a longitudinal region along the rotational axis. The screen device is thus arranged at least partially within a volume radially outwards enclosed by the ring element.The screen device can project beyond the ring element in the axial direction of the ring element, protrude behind the ring element or be flush with the ring element.

[0011] The operating device further comprises the control device, which is configured to provide a control signal characterizing a driving mode and / or an ambience mode of the motor vehicle to be set as a function of the first user input and / or the second user input. Thus, the control device is configured to receive the first user input from the screen device and the second user input from the ring element and to determine the driving mode and / or the ambience mode to be set as a function of the first user input and / or the second user input.The control signal characterizing this determined driving mode and / or the ambience mode to be set can be provided by the control device for an electronic computing device of the motor vehicle, which is configured to set the driving mode characterized by the control signal or the ambience mode characterized by the control signal in the motor vehicle. By means of the computing device of the motor vehicle, output of the selected and / or set ambience mode and / or the selected and / or set driving mode can be triggered by means of a display device, in particular a further screen device. The further screen device is in particular a display in the vehicle interior of the motor vehicle. The display can in particular be part of a so-called infotainment device.By means of the control device, the setting of the driving mode or ambience mode to be set characterized by the user inputs can be triggered depending on the first user input and / or the second user input. In other words, a person can make the respective user input by actuating the touch-sensitive surface and / or by rotating the ring element about the axis of rotation, via which user input a driving mode from several predefined driving modes or an ambience mode from several predefined ambience modes can be selected in a menu. This driving mode selected via the menu characterizes the driving mode to be set in the motor vehicle. The selected ambience mode can characterize several settings of the motor vehicle, in particular different vehicle components of the motor vehicle.The set ambience mode can characterize the ventilation and / or temperature and / or volume of media played in the vehicle interior and / or the lighting of the vehicle interior. By selecting the ambience mode to be set, the settings for the various vehicle components of the vehicle can be adjusted particularly easily with very few user inputs. The operating device thus enables particularly simple and convenient selection of the driving mode or ambience mode for the vehicle.

[0012] The control device is further configured to trigger the display of the driving mode by means of the screen device. This means that the control device controls the screen device and, in particular, controls the display of the driving mode by the screen device. The operating device thus enables a vehicle occupant to particularly easily recognize the driving mode based on the first light signal emitted by the screen device, which characterizes the driving mode. Furthermore, the operating device is configured to provide the control signal that characterizes the driving mode to be set, selected via the operating device, whereby the setting of the driving mode can be particularly easily controlled by a person via the operating device.

[0013] The operating device has a proximity sensor configured to receive a third user input characterized by an approach to the proximity sensor. Furthermore, the control device can be configured to set the display device to a standby mode upon receiving the third user input. The proximity sensor can thus be configured to detect an approach of an object and / or a vehicle occupant of the motor vehicle to the operating device and to provide an approach signal characterizing the detected approach to the control device. Depending on the received approach signal, the control device can determine whether the detected approach characterizes the third user input.The control device can be configured to set the display device to standby mode if it has been determined that the approach represents the third user input. The proximity sensor thus enables the display device to be woken up and thus placed into standby mode due to the approach of the object and / or the vehicle occupant to the proximity sensor. In particular, the proximity sensor is configured to detect actuation of the operating device by the third user input, in particular before there is direct contact between the vehicle occupant and the operating device. As a result, the display device can be operated in an energy-saving mode, in which energy consumption of the display device is reduced compared to standby mode, provided that standby mode is not set in the display device.The proximity sensor thus enables particularly energy-efficient operation of the operating device.

[0014] Alternatively or additionally, a light ring element is provided which is designed to emit a light signal enclosing the ring element. This further, second light signal can characterize the set driving mode and / or the set ambience mode. The light ring element can in particular be held on the base element of the operating device. In this case, it can be provided in particular that the light ring element is fixed relative to the base element. As an alternative to the arrangement of the light ring element on the base element, the light ring element can be arranged, in particular fixed, on the ring element. In this case, the light ring element can be rotated together with the ring element about the axis of rotation relative to the base element. The light ring element can, for example, be integrated into a lateral surface of the ring element. In particular, the further, second light signal which can be emitted by means of the light ring element frames the ring element.This allows the ring element to be particularly clearly visible to the person, whereby the person can operate the ring element particularly easily. The illuminated ring element can in particular be configured to output the second light signal in a color that is included in the display output by means of the screen device, in particular to match the color of the display provided by the screen device. The illuminated ring element thus enables vehicle occupants of the motor vehicle to particularly easily recognize the driving mode and / or the ambient mode. Furthermore, the illuminated ring element enables particularly simple and safe operation of the ring element in dark lighting conditions in the vehicle interior of the motor vehicle, since the position of the operating device is particularly easily recognizable for vehicle occupants due to the second light signal.

[0015] In a further development, it is provided that the control device is configured to trigger a display of the set driving mode or of a driving mode selected for setting as a function of the first user input and / or the second user input by means of the screen device. This means that the driving mode already set in the motor vehicle or the driving mode to be set selected as a function of the first user input and / or the second user input is displayed by means of the screen device. Consequently, the operating device enables the person to recognize particularly easily and particularly well via the screen device which driving mode is set in the motor vehicle or which driving mode to be set in the motor vehicle has been selected by means of the operating device.For example, it can be provided that the control device is configured to receive a driving mode signal, in particular from the electronic computing device of the motor vehicle, wherein the driving mode signal characterizes the driving mode set in the motor vehicle. The control device can further be configured to trigger a display of the driving mode set in the motor vehicle, characterized by the driving mode signal, by the screen device. In order to enable a vehicle occupant to particularly easily recognize the driving mode displayed by means of the screen device and / or to direct the vehicle occupant's attention to the driving mode displayed by means of the screen device, the control device can be configured to trigger an output of a moving image characterizing the driving mode by means of the screen device.Thus, the control device can be configured to control the display device in such a way that it outputs an animated image characterizing the driving mode. This makes the driving mode displayed by the display device particularly easy to recognize for the vehicle occupant.

[0016] In a further development of the invention, it is provided that the control device is configured to trigger a display of the set ambience mode and / or a display of an ambience mode selected for setting by means of the screen device. In this case, the ambience mode selected for setting can be selected depending on the first user input and / or the second user input. To determine the set ambience mode, the control device can be configured to receive an ambience signal from the electronic computing device which characterizes the set ambience mode. The screen device can be controlled by means of the control device in such a way that it displays the set driving mode or the mode to be set and / or the set ambience mode or the mode to be set.The screen device can be configured to display the set driving mode or the driving mode selected for setting together and thus simultaneously with the set ambience mode or the ambience mode selected for setting. By displaying the selected ambience mode or the set ambience mode, the screen device makes it particularly easy for a vehicle occupant to identify the set ambience mode or the selected ambience mode.

[0017] In a further embodiment of the invention, a locking device is provided which is designed to hold the ring element mechanically or electromagnetically in the respective rotational positions. This means that the locking device can lock the ring element in the respective rotational positions with a respective holding force. By overcoming the respective holding force, the ring element can be manually rotated between the respective rotational positions by a person. The locking device makes it possible to minimize the risk of an unintentional adjustment of the ring element by a person.

[0018] In particular, it can be provided that the ring element is configured to be locked in respective rotational positions offset by 30 degrees from one another. This means that twelve different rotational positions can be specified for the ring element, in each of which the ring element can be arranged. By locking the ring element in the respective rotational positions with the holding force, a person operating the ring element can be given haptic feedback about how many rotational positions the ring element has passed through when adjusting the ring element.In particular, each of the predefined rotational positions can be characterized by a different second user input, whereby the person can make a selection in a menu, in particular a selection of a driving mode from a plurality of stored driving modes or a selection of an ambience mode from a plurality of ambience modes, by setting the ring element in a respective rotational position. The provision of the twelve predefined rotational positions enables the different rotational positions to be perceived as particularly clearly distinct from one another by a person operating the ring element.

[0019] In a further embodiment of the invention, the screen device is radially enclosed by an aluminum ring fixed to the screen device, wherein the aluminum ring is in turn radially enclosed by the ring element. In this case, the ring element and the aluminum ring can be arranged concentrically to one another, wherein respective center axes of the aluminum ring and of the ring element can lie on the axis of rotation of the ring element. By means of the aluminum ring, the screen device is thus clearly visually delimited from the ring element, whereby the screen device or respective edges of the screen device are particularly easy to recognize for a vehicle occupant of the motor vehicle. As a result, the vehicle occupant can operate the screen device particularly safely and the risk of reaching next to the screen device can be kept particularly low.Furthermore, the aluminum ring can enable the ring element to slide particularly well, making the ring element particularly easy to adjust between the rotational positions.

[0020] In a further embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the screen device and / or the ring element are / is designed to be axially displaceable relative to the base element for actuation. This means that the screen device and / or the ring element can be pressed in the axial direction relative to the base element. Pressing the screen device and / or the ring element relative to the base element can characterize a confirmation of a selection made by the first user input and / or the second user input. The base element can be fixed relative to the interior component, in particular when it is attached to the interior component.To enable particularly good recognizability of a display output by means of the screen device for vehicle occupants of the motor vehicle, it can be provided that the screen device is fixed in its orientation about the axis of rotation of the ring element relative to the base element. The ring element can be held on the base element so that it can rotate about the axis of rotation relative to the base element. The axial displaceability of the screen device and / or the ring element relative to the base element enables the provision of a particularly large number of different input options for vehicle occupants via the operating device using particularly few components of the operating device.

[0021] The invention further relates to a motor vehicle with an operating device, as already described in connection with the operating device according to the invention. The operating device is held, in particular, in an interior component of the motor vehicle in a vehicle interior. The operating device can be arranged on a center console or on a dashboard of the motor vehicle. Advantages and developments of the operating device according to the invention are to be regarded as advantages and developments of the motor vehicle according to the invention, and vice versa.

[0022] The drawing shows: Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an operating device for a motor vehicle, which is held on an interior component of the motor vehicle via a base element and which has a screen device laterally enclosed by a ring element arranged in different rotational positions, by means of which a driving mode and / or an ambience mode of the motor vehicle can be displayed, wherein the driving mode to be set in the motor vehicle and / or the ambience mode to be set in the motor vehicle can be selected by means of the operating device; and Fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the operating device according to Fig. 1with the screen device, via whose touch-sensitive surface a first user input can be received, and with the ring element, whose set rotational position can characterize a second user input, wherein the operating device comprises a control device by means of which, depending on the first user input and / or the second user input, a driving mode and / or ambience mode to be set in the motor vehicle can be determined and made available to an electronic computing device of the motor vehicle, by means of which the determined driving mode and / or the determined ambience mode can be set in the motor vehicle.

[0023] Identical or functionally identical elements are provided with the same reference numerals in the figures.

[0024] In Fig. 1An operating device 10 is shown which is integrated into an interior component 12 of a motor vehicle, in this case a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger car. This means that the operating device 10 is arranged in the interior component 12, filling a recess in the interior component 12. The operating device 10 enables a vehicle occupant of the motor vehicle to control at least one component of the motor vehicle.

[0025] As in Fig. 2can be seen, the operating device 10 can have at least one, in particular a plurality of, fastening arms 14, via which the operating device 10 can be held on the interior component 12. As can further be seen in the figures, the operating device 10 comprises a base element 16, via which the operating device 10 can be fastened to the interior component 12. Furthermore, the operating device 10 comprises a screen device 18, the display surface 20 of which is circular in the present case. The screen device 18 can display a driving mode and / or an ambience mode via the display surface 20. In this case, the screen device 18 can be configured to output a first light signal characterizing the driving mode and / or the ambience mode.In this case, the driving mode and / or the ambient mode can be indicated by a color and / or a shape of the first light signal, and in particular by a lettering represented by the first light signal and / or a pictogram represented by the first light signal. In this case, a driving mode and / or ambient mode set in the motor vehicle or selected for setting in the motor vehicle can be displayed by means of the screen device 18.

[0026] The screen device 18 can have a touch-sensitive surface 22, by means of which a first user input from a vehicle occupant can be received via a contact. This touch-sensitive surface 22 can in particular extend over the entire display area 20. In particular, the first light signal provided by the screen device 18 can be adapted depending on the received first user input. In particular, depending on the first user input, scrolling through a menu, which in particular offers a plurality of driving modes and / or a plurality of ambience modes for selection, can be displayed by means of the screen device 18. The display that can be output by means of the screen device 18 can be animated. The screen device 18 is configured to display information depending on the situation.If a snow profile is to be displayed as a driving profile using the screen device 18, a snow animation can be displayed on the display area 20. The display area 20 of the screen device 18 can be divided into several individually controllable areas.

[0027] The operating device 10 further comprises a ring element 24. The operating device 10 can be configured to receive a second user input characterized by an adjustment of the ring element 24 from the first rotational position to the second rotational position. This ring element 24 is arranged radially enclosing the display surface 20. The ring element 24 is configured to be rotated about an axis of rotation 26 between respective different predetermined rotational positions. In this case, the axis of rotation 26 coincides with a central axis of the ring element 24 and with a center point of the circular display surface 20 of the display screen 18. In this case, the ring element 24 is arranged circumferentially enclosing the display screen 18. To adjust the ring element 24 between respective rotational positions predetermined for the ring element 24, the ring element 24 can be rotated around the display screen 18.In this case, the screen device 18 can be fixed relative to the base element 16 in its movement about the axis of rotation 26, wherein the ring element 24 is rotatable about the axis of rotation 26 relative to the screen device 18 and the base element 16. In the present case, the ring element 24 can be arranged in twelve different rotational positions about the axis of rotation 26, wherein the respective rotational positions each have an equal angular distance from adjacent rotational positions. The rotational positions are thus evenly distributed over a circumference of the ring element 24. As a result, the respective rotational positions are offset from one another by 30 degrees. In the respective rotational positions, the ring element 24 can be held by means of a locking device (not shown in the figures) with a holding force predetermined by the locking device.As a result, the respective rotational position of the ring element 24 can be set particularly precisely and the risk of unintentional adjustment of the ring element 24 can be kept particularly low. The locking device can have a mechanical ratchet, via which the respective rotational positions for the ring element 24 are predetermined. Alternatively or additionally, the ring element 24 can be held in the respectively set rotational position via a magnetic field with the predetermined holding force. In order to be able to adjust the ring element 24 from a first rotational position to a second rotational position, the predetermined holding force holding the ring element 24 in the first rotational position must be overcome.

[0028] In this case, adjusting the ring element 24 from the first rotational position to the second rotational position can represent scrolling through a menu, wherein the scrolling through the menu can be displayed by means of the screen device 18. In this case, the menu can characterize several vehicle modes and / or several ambience modes, from which the driving mode and / or the ambience mode to be set can be selected.

[0029] The operating device 10 further comprises a control device 28, which is schematically identified in this case by a small box. The control device 28 is configured to trigger the display of the driving mode and / or the ambience mode by the screen device 18. In this case, the control device 28 can control the screen device 18 such that the screen device 18 displays the driving mode set or the driving mode selected as a function of the first user input and / or the second user input. Alternatively or additionally, the control device 28 can control the screen device 18 such that the screen device 18 displays the ambience mode set in the motor vehicle and / or the ambience mode to be set as a function of the first user input and / or the second user input.Furthermore, the control device 28 is configured to receive the first user input from the screen device 18 and to receive the second user input from the ring element 24. Depending on the received first user input and / or the received second user input, the control device 28 can determine the selected driving mode to be set and / or the selected ambience mode to be set. Furthermore, the control device 28 is configured to provide a control signal for a computing device of the motor vehicle, wherein the control signal characterizes the determined driving mode to be set in the motor vehicle and / or the determined ambience mode to be set in the motor vehicle. Thus, the control device 28 can trigger the setting of the selected driving mode and / or the setting of the selected ambience mode in the motor vehicle by providing the control signal.

[0030] In order to be able to display the displayed driving mode and / or the displayed ambience mode particularly clearly for a vehicle occupant using the operating device 10, the operating device 10 in this case comprises an illuminated ring element 30. This illuminated ring element 30 is configured to provide a second light signal radially enclosing the ring element 24. The illuminated ring element 30 can in particular be configured to output the second light signal with a color of the RGB color space. In this case, the illuminated ring element 30 is arranged on the base element 16. Furthermore, the illuminated ring element 30 can be used to draw the vehicle occupant's attention to the ring element 24, whereby a vehicle occupant can find the ring element 24 in the vehicle interior particularly easily.This makes it possible to keep the risk of an accident involving the motor vehicle particularly low, since the vehicle occupant, in particular the driver of the motor vehicle, is spared the time-consuming search for the operating device 10. Furthermore, the illuminated ring element 30 can indicate the driving mode and / or the ambient mode via a color of the emitted additional light signal and / or a dynamic of the emitted additional light signal. In this case, the color of the additional light signal and / or the dynamic of the additional light signal can match a color or a dynamic of the display of the driving mode and / or the ambient mode output by means of the screen device 18.This makes it particularly easy and quick for a vehicle occupant to identify the driving mode and / or ambience mode displayed by the operating device 10, which means that a driver requires very little attention to recognize the displayed driving mode and / or ambience mode, allowing the driver to focus their attention on the traffic situation in which the motor vehicle is located. This can enable a particularly high level of traffic safety.

[0031] The operating device 10 can further comprise an aluminum ring 32, which is arranged radially inwardly from the ring element 24 and thus delimits it from the screen device 18. The ring element 24 can thus be optically delimited radially outwardly by the illuminated ring element 30 and radially inwardly by the aluminum ring 32, whereby the vehicle occupant can find the ring element 24 particularly easily and quickly. Furthermore, the aluminum ring 32 can particularly minimize the risk of damage to the screen device 18 by preventing the ring element 24 from directly contacting the screen device 18. Instead, the aluminum ring 32 can be fixed relative to the screen device 18, whereby the ring element 24 runs along the aluminum ring 32 when rotated about the axis of rotation 26. The ring element 24 can slide along the aluminum ring 32.

[0032] In the present case, the operating device 10 further comprises a proximity sensor 34, which is schematically marked with a box. The proximity sensor 34 is configured to detect an approach of an object and / or a person before there is direct contact between the proximity sensor 34 and the object or person. In particular, the proximity sensor 34 is configured to determine an approach of the object or person to the operating device 10 without or before there is contact between the object or person and the operating device 10. If the proximity sensor 34 detects an approach of the object and / or person to the operating device 10 closer than a predetermined limit distance, it is determined that a third user input has occurred.Thus, the proximity sensor 34 is configured to receive the third user input characterized by the approach to the proximity sensor 34 closer than the predetermined limit distance. The proximity sensor 34 can provide this detected third user input to the control device 28. Upon receiving the third user input, the control device 28 can trigger an adjustment of the display provided by the screen device 18. This means that the control device 28 is configured to adjust the display device 18 into a standby mode upon receiving the third user input, wherein the adjustment of the display device 18 into the standby mode is characterized by adjusting the display output or outputtable by the display device 18.By putting the screen device 18 into standby mode when the person or object approaches the operating device 10 via the proximity sensor 34, the display of the driving mode and / or the ambience mode can be started or adjusted by means of the screen device 18 and / or the screen device 18 can be put into standby mode to receive the first user input via the touch-sensitive surface 22.

[0033] The screen device 18 and / or the ring element 24 can be configured to be axially displaceable, in particular pressable, relative to the base element 16 along the rotational axis 26. As a result, a fourth user input characterized by a displacement of the screen device 18 and / or the ring element 24 along the rotational axis 26 can be received by means of the operating device 10. This fourth user input can, in particular, characterize a confirmation of a selection of the driving mode and / or the ambience mode made by the first user input and / or the second user input. The operating device 10 is thus configured, with a particularly simple structure, to receive a particularly large number of different user inputs.

[0034] The operating device 10 enables the installation of a rotary actuator with a display, in this case the screen device 18, in an automotive context. At least the screen device 18 and / or the ring element 24 can be designed to be retractable into the receptacle of the interior component 12 in order to particularly minimize the risk of injury to vehicle occupants in the event of a head impact on the operating device 10 in the event of an accident.

[0035] The operating device 10 enables the emotionalization of the motor vehicle. Furthermore, the operating device 10 is configured to receive a macro command for a specific mood and to trigger an adjustment of emotional participants corresponding to the macro command in a single command, in this case via the control signal, instead of individually controlling the motor vehicle components. The adjustment of the emotional participants, which are the motor vehicle components of the motor vehicle, is understood to mean an air conditioning offset and / or a seat back angle and / or a seat heating and / or a freely programmable instrument cluster and / or a display control unit and / or a sound system and / or a playlist and / or ambient lighting.

[0036] The operating device 10 is a driving experience switch. The operating device 10 comprises, as static components, the base element 16 and the illuminated ring element integrated into the base element 16, which are fixed relative to the interior component 12, particularly in the installed position of the operating device 10. Furthermore, the operating device 10 can have, as pressable components and thus axially displaceable relative to the static components, the screen device 18 with the touch-sensitive surface 22, as well as the aluminum ring 32 and the ring element 24. The proximity sensor 34 can provide the touch-sensitive surface 22.The screen device 18 is in this case round and in particular can be used for the display over its entire surface, which is to be understood as meaning that an area of ​​the screen device 18 providing an entire outer surface of the operating device 10 facing the surroundings is provided by the display surface 20. List of reference symbols

[0037] 10Operating device 12Interior component 14Mounting arm 16Base element 18Screen device 20Display surface 22Touch-sensitive surface 24Ring element 26Rotary axis 28Control device 30Illuminated ring element 32Aluminum ring 34Proximity sensor

Claims

1. An operator control apparatus (10) for a motor vehicle, comprising: - a base element (16), which is configured to be fastened to an interior component (12), - a screen device (18), which is configured to display a driving mode and / or an ambient mode of the motor vehicle and which has a touch-sensitive surface (20) which is configured to receive a first user input, - a ring element (24), which is arranged in a manner encompassing the screen device (18) on the circumference, which ring element is configured to be arranged in different rotational positions relative to the base element (16), and which is configured to receive a second user input characterized by an adjustment of the ring element (24) between the rotational positions, and - a control device (28), which is configured to provide a control signal, as a function of the first user input and / or the second user input, which control signal characterizes a driving mode to be set and / or an ambient mode to be set of the motor vehicle, and which is configured to trigger the display of the driving mode and / or the ambient mode by means of the screen device (18), the operator control apparatus being characterized in that - a proximity sensor (34) is provided, which is configured to receive a third user input characterized by an approach to the proximity sensor (34), wherein the control device (28) is configured to adjust the screen device (18) into a standby mode upon receiving the third user input, and / or - a light ring element (30) is provided, which is configured to output a light signal encompassing the ring element (24).

2. The operator control apparatus (10) according to claim 1, wherein the control device (28) is configured to trigger a display of the set driving mode or of a driving mode selected for setting as a function of the first user input and / or the second user input by means of the screen device (18).

3. The operator control apparatus (10) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the control device (28) is configured to trigger a display of the set ambient mode and / or a display of an ambient mode selected for setting as a function of the first user input and / or the second user input by means of the screen device (18).

4. The operator control apparatus (10) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein a locking device is provided which is configured to hold the ring element (24) mechanically or electromagnetically in the respective rotational positions.

5. The operator control apparatus (10) according to claim 4, wherein the ring element (24) is configured to be locked in respective rotational positions offset by 30 degrees relative to one another.

6. The operator control apparatus (10) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the screen device (18) is radially enclosed by an aluminum ring (32) fixed to the screen device (18), which aluminum ring is radially enclosed by the ring element (24).

7. The operator control apparatus (10) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the screen device (18) and / or the ring element (24) are / is designed to be axially displaceable relative to the base element (16) for actuation.

8. A motor vehicle having an operator control apparatus (10) according to any of the preceding claims.