PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that a support constitution of a second cutting blade is complicated and an entire length of a combine becomes long.SOLUTION: In a combine, a thresher 3 is arranged on a machine body frame 1 at the upper side of a traveling device 2, a reaper 4 is arranged in front of the thresher 3 via a transfer elevator 17, the reaper 4 is constituted in such a manner that a reel 15, a first cutting blade 16 and an auger 11 are arranged at an auger frame 14 which is constituted of right and left side plates 10, a bottom plate 12 and a backplate 13, a second cutting blade 20 is arranged at the back of the backplate 13, the second cutting blade 20 is supported to the front of the machine body frame 1 so as to be turnable, and also ascended by being suspended by a connecting member 42 which is engaged with the transfer elevator 17 or the auger frame 14 accompanied by the ascending of the reaper 4, and in a state that the second cutting blade 20 is maximally descended, the lower part of a second cutting blade support frame 21 and a front-side inclined part 43A formed at the front-side end of a crawler 43 of the traveling device 2 take substantially-parallel postures.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】第二刈刃の支持構成が複雑で、コンバインの全体長が長くなるという課題がある。【解決手段】走行装置2の上側の機体フレーム1上に脱穀装置3を設け、該脱穀装置3の前方に搬送エレベーター17を介して刈取装置4を設け、該刈取装置4は、左右の側板10と底板12と後板13により構成したオーガーフレーム14に、リール15と第一刈刃16とオーガ11とを設けた構成とし、前記後板13の後方には第二刈刃20を設け、第二刈刃20は機体フレーム1の前部に回動自在に支持させ、また、前記刈取装置4の上昇に伴って前記搬送エレベーター17またはオーガーフレーム14と係合する連結部材42で吊り下げられて上昇する構成とし、第二刈刃20が最も下がった状態で、第二刈刃支持フレーム21の下部と前記走行装置2のクローラ43の前側端部に形成される前側傾斜部43Aとが略平行な姿勢となる構成としたコンバイン。【選択図】図2
