Manipulator mechanism and working machine

A working machine comprising:

• a machine body;
• an operator's seat on the machine body;
• a manipulator base provided forward of the operator's seat;
• an operation member swingable and disposed at the manipulator base;
• and
• an operation supporting mechanism to support the operation member, wherein
• the manipulator base includes an armrest having a hollow and extending in a rearward direction away from the manipulator base, and
• the operation supporting mechanism includes a neutral return mechanism to return the operation member to a neutral position from a post-operation position and a swing restricting mechanism to limit an operation amount of the operation member from the neutral position, and is contained inside the hollow of the armrest, the post-operation position being a position to which the operation member has been moved.

A working machine comprising:

• a machine body;
• an operator's seat on the machine body;
• and
• a manipulator base provided forward of the operator's seat on the machine body and having attached thereto a manipulator member to be held and operated, wherein
• the manipulator base includes a flip-up armrest extending in a rearward direction away from the manipulator base,
• the flip-up armrest is
• configured to be switchable between a first orientation that does not allow an operator to sit on or get off the operator's seat and a second orientation that allows the operator to sit on and get off the operator's seat, and
• configured such that, when the flip-up armrest is in the first orientation, an actuation of an operation object to be operated by the manipulator member is allowed, and, when the flip-up armrest is in the second orientation, the actuation of the operation object is not allowed.