Operating device

An operator control apparatus having an operator control element with haptic feedback, wherein the operator control element has an input area and can be operated by an operator using an input member, the operator control apparatus comprising:

• a first ferromagnetic areal component and a second ferromagnetic areal component, wherein said first and second ferromagnetic areal components have their largest areas oriented toward each other and are configured to move relative to each other;
• and
• a first flat coil and a second flat coil arranged between said first and second ferromagnetic areal components,
• wherein the input area is either configured as a part of said first or second ferromagnetic areal component or coupled to said first or second ferromagnetic areal component using a coupling apparatus,
• wherein said first flat coil is associated with said first ferromagnetic areal component and said second flat coil is associated with said second ferromagnetic areal component such that a flow of current through each of said first and second flat coils causes at least one of said first and second ferromagnetic areal components to move toward and away from each other, and
• wherein said movement of one of said first and second ferromagnetic areal components is perceptible to a sense of touch of the operator on the operator control element either directly or through said coupling apparatus.