PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a grain culm-conveying structure capable of reducing the sliding resistance of the feet of grain culms delivered to a feed chain 7 in a laterally fallen posture, via a relaying conveyor 23 where a conveying chain is driven in an inclined posture and an auxiliary conveyor 25 where a conveying chain 26 is driven in a vertically turning way, for grain culms reaped at a reaping section and conveyed rearward by a feed conveyor, and also capable of smoothly delivering the feet of grain culms.SOLUTION: The grain culm-conveying structure includes: a first grain culm feet-ejecting rod 28 functioning to alter grain culms in an inclined posture to a laterally fallen posture from a relaying conveyor 23 through the outer side of the machine body in front of an auxiliary conveyor 25 and a second grain culm feet-ejecting rod 28, outside the auxiliary conveyor 25, functioning to guide the feet of grain culms toward a feed chain 7 following delivering the feet of the grain culms from the first feed-ejecting rod 28 and then delivering the grain culms in a laterally fallen posture to the feed chain 7.COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT【課題】本発明は、刈取り部で刈り取られ供給搬送装置で後方に搬送された穀稈を、搬送チェーンを傾斜姿勢で駆動する中継搬送装置23及び搬送チェーン26を縦回し駆動する補助搬送装置25を介して横倒れ姿勢でフィードチェーン7に受継がれる穀稈の株元部の摺接抵抗を減少させることができるとともに、穀稈の株元部の受け渡しがスムーズに行える穀稈搬送構造を提供することにある。【解決手段】中継搬送装置23から補助搬送装置25の前方の機体外側を通って傾斜姿勢の穀稈を傾斜姿勢から横倒れ姿勢に姿勢変更させる第1株元払い出し棒28を設け、補助搬送装置25の外側に第1株元払い出し棒28から穀稈の株元部を受継いでフィードチェーン7に向けて穀稈の株元部を案内して穀稈を横倒れ姿勢でフィードチェーン7に受継がせる第2株元払い出し棒28を設ける。【選択図】図4
