Patent ID: 8564847

Claim:
An operation device comprising: a cover portion including a panel cover on which a graphic indicating a switch is formed; a first light guide element configured to face the panel cover at a location at which the graphic is formed; a first light source provided corresponding to the first light guide element; a second light guide element on which a specific graphic to be displayed via the panel cover is formed and configured to face the panel cover; a second light source provided corresponding to the second light guide element; an electrode provided at a location corresponding to the first light guide element and configured to detect a capacitance; a substrate on which at least the first light source and the electrode are mounted; and a base member configured to detachably support the second light guide element and to be jointed with the cover portion, wherein the first light guide element is supported on the substrate at a location of the electrode and the second light guide element is supported by the base member without being supported on the substrate.