Rocker switch element for motor vehicles with protection against unwanted actuation

A rocker switching element as a control element in motor vehicle interiors, comprising:

• an actuation rocker formed as a switch with at least two switching positions;
• and
• a control panel of substantially planar form at least in its panel edge region adjoining the rocker switching element, the actuation rocker arranged on the control panel to be recessed such that it does not project beyond the panel edge region at least in the non-actuated state, wherein with regard to a height profile, a transition between the panel edge region and the actuation rocker is formed in section as follows:
• starting from a surrounding panel level, the panel edge region forms over a first width a goblet-like edge which is set back by a first depth, and an adjoining edge, separated by a gap, of the actuation rocker, which edge is recessed by slightly more than the first depth in the non-actuated state, is, in continuation of the goblet-like recess, set further back continuously over a second width by a second depth until a maximum depth is reached, the recess being shaped overall such that inadvertent actuation of the actuation rocker by an object which is significantly larger than a human finger is prevented, wherein the profile of the recess is formed with angles of not more than 60° with respect to the panel plane.