PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent spill of a large amount of culm from a conveying region of a raking and conveying apparatus caused by the contact of a cover of the raking and conveying apparatus with culm before reaping.SOLUTION: The reaping and conveying structure is provided with raking and conveying apparatuses 24A, 24B to perform raking and conveying of culm picked up with pick-up devices 24A, 24B to a prescribed culm-passing part 27 and a reaping apparatus 23 to reap the culm picked up with the pick-up devices 24A, 24B, the raking and conveying apparatuses 24A, 24B are provided with rotors 71A, 71B having a plurality of protrusions 74a, 74b for raking and conveying use and covers 77A, 77B covering the rotation center-side of the rotors 71A, 71B, and the covers 77A, 77B of the raking and conveying apparatuses 24A, 24B are positioned at the rear side of the vehicle relative to the tip ends of reaping blades 68, 69 of the reaping apparatus 23 in the case of viewing the raking and conveying apparatuses 24A, 24B from the direction perpendicular to the plane of the raking and conveying apparatuses 24A, 24B.COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT【課題】掻込搬送装置のカバーが刈り取り前の穀稈に接当することに起因して、掻込搬送装置の搬送領域からこぼれ落ちる穀稈が多発することを防止する。【解決手段】引起装置24A,24Bが引き起こした穀稈を所定の穀稈通過部27に掻き込み搬送する掻込搬送装置24A,24Bと、引起装置24A,24Bが引き起こした穀稈を刈り取る刈取装置23とを備え、掻込搬送装置24A,24Bに、掻き込み搬送用の複数の突出部74a,74bを備える回動体71A,71Bと、この回動体71A,71Bの回動中心側を覆うカバー77A,77Bとを装備し、掻込搬送装置24A,24Bの平面に対する垂直方向から掻込搬送装置24A,24Bを見た場合に、カバー77A,77Bが、刈取装置23の刈刃68,69の先端よりも車体後方側に位置するように、掻込搬送装置24A,24Bを構成してある。【選択図】 図7
