Four-way switch including malfunction prevention structure

A four-way switch comprising

• a knob configured to be tilted in four directions to perform a switching operation in the four directions;
• a housing to which the knob is attached in a tiltable manner,
• a stopper formed on a surface of the housing so as to protrude by a predetermined height, the stopper being configured to limit a downward motion of the knob by contacting a portion of a lower surface of the knob while the knob is tilted,
• a guide protrusion formed on the lower surface of the knob so as to protrude by a predetermined length;
• and
• a guide groove portion formed on the surface of the housing so as to protrude by a predetermined height so as to face the guide protrusion, the guide groove portion including a recess portion having a structure that engages with the guide protrusion, wherein
• the stopper includes a total of four stoppers including a first stopper and a second stopper having a protruding height from the housing higher than the first stopper, said first stopper being integrated to the housing and configured to directly abut on a lower surface of the knob,
• the knob has a recess potion having a structure that engages with the second stopper, and
• the first stopper and the second stopper are disposed at a position forming an angle of 45 degrees from one of the four directions of the knob, centered on a tilt central axis of the knob, in a plan view.