Patent ID: 8919814

Claim:
An operation unit comprising a first operation part and a second operation part by which operation is carried out, and a body to which the first operation part and the second operation part are attached, wherein the first operation part and the second operation part are electrically connected to each other, and when operation is carried out, an operation signal is outputted from an output connector provided to one of the first operation part and the second operation part, wherein the first operation part and the second operation part are provided with connectors, and the connector of the first operation part and the connector of the second operation part are attached to the body with the connectors being directly connected together, wherein the body is a steering column having a tube portion which rotatably holds a steering of a vehicle, the first operation part and the second operation part include base portions arranged to position the tube portion of the steering column between the base portions, and tube-shaped housing portions projecting from the base portions toward each other along a periphery of the tube portion, and the connector is housed in the housing portion.