PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To smoothly transfer harvested grain stalks to a transfer chain and a feed chain from a grain stalk conveying device provided at a harvesting and conveying device.SOLUTION: A combine harvester includes an drivers seat (19) provided at the front right side part of a vehicle body (1) equipped with right and left crawlers (18) a thresher (2) provided on the left rear part of the drivers seat (19) and the harvesting and conveying device (3) provided on the front side of the thresher (2). The combine harvester also includes the transfer chain (11) and the feed chain (10) for receiving to convey the harvested grain stalks from the grain stalk conveying device (27) provided at the harvesting and conveying device (3). A transmission case (9) for driving the harvesting and conveying device (3) is disposed at a front part of the thresher (2), and driving force is input from a shaft (12) provided at the rear part of the transmission case (9) and output to the harvesting and conveying device (3) side from the transmission shaft (15) provided at the front part of the transmission case (9).COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】刈取搬送装置に備えた穀稈搬送装置から受継ぎチェンとフィードチェンへ刈取穀稈を円滑に受け継ぐことができるものとする。【解決手段】左右のクローラ(18)を備えた車体(1)の前部右寄りの部位に操縦席(19)を設け、操縦席(19)の左側後部には脱穀装置(2)を設け、脱穀装置(2)の前側に刈取搬送装置(3)を設けたコンバインにおいて、刈取搬送装置(3)に備えた穀稈搬送装置(27)から刈取穀稈を受け継いで搬送する受継ぎチェン(11)とフィードチェン(10)を設け、刈取搬送装置(3)を駆動する伝動ケース(9)を脱穀装置(2)の前方の部位に配置し、伝動ケース(9)の後部に備えた軸(12)から駆動力を入力し、伝動ケース(9)の前部に備えた伝動軸(15)から刈取搬送装置(3)側へ出力する構成とする。【選択図】図2