PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable the switching of a device for the pre-treatment of discharging waste straw, from a cutting device to a waste straw-treating device only by operating one operating tool.SOLUTION: This combine harvester is equipped with the cutting device 30 for cutting the waste straw to the pieces of the straw, a supply-switching device 20 capable of holding one of the postures of a first posture for supplying the waste straw to the cutting device or a second posture of not supplying the same, a bundling device 70 which is a waste straw-treating device for treating the waste straw not supplied to the cutting device, a controlling unit 60 for controlling the cutting device, supply-switching device and bundling device, a first switch 51 for transmitting a commanding signal of switching the supply-switching device to the first posture or second posture, to the controlling unit, and a second switch 52 for transmitting the commanding signal of activating/stopping the bundling device to the controlling unit, and in the case that the commanding signal received from the second switch is to activate the bundling device, irrespective to the commanding signal received from the first switch, the controlling unit controls so as to activate the bundling device and hold the supply-switching device at the second posture.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】一つの操作具を操作するだけで、排藁の排出前処理を行う装置を切断装置から排藁処理装置に切換可能とする。【解決手段】排藁を藁片に切断する切断装置30と、排藁を切断装置に供給する第一姿勢または供給しない第二姿勢の一方の姿勢に保持可能な供給切換装置20と、切断装置に供給されなかった排藁を処理する排藁処理装置である結束装置70と、切断装置、供給切換装置、及び結束装置を制御する制御ユニット60と、供給切換装置を第一姿勢または第二姿勢に切り換える指令信号を制御ユニットに送信する第一スイッチ51と、結束装置を作動/停止させる指令信号を制御ユニットに送信する第二スイッチ52と、を具備し、制御ユニットは、第二スイッチから受信した指令信号が結束装置を作動させる旨のものである場合には、第一スイッチから受信した指令信号の如何に関わらず、結束装置が作動し、供給切換装置を第二姿勢に保持するように制御する。【選択図】図5
