Kneading Element of Kneader, Kneader, and Bread Machine

A kneading element of a kneader, which is rotary driven around a rotating shaft disposed in a bottom part in a pot, to knead ingredients within the pot, the kneading element comprising:

• a first blade part and a second blade part, wherein
• the first blade part and the second part are formed like being bonded with each other,
• the first blade part and the second blade part have bottom surface circumferential edges that are substantially semi-elliptical respectively,
• the length of a bottom surface straight line part of the first blade part is shorter than the length of a bottom surface straight line part of the second blade part,
• the first blade part and the second blade pan arc in contact with each other such that the bottom surface straight line parts of the first blade part and the second blade part hold, therebetween, a shaft center of the rotating shaft and a straight line passing through the shaft line, and such that a rotation direction rear end of a bottom surface curve part of the first blade part and a rotation direction front end of a bottom surface curve part of the second blade part are connected together in abutment to form a circular arc,
• a first inclined surface is formed in a side surface of the first blade part,
• a second inclined surface is formed in a side surface of the second blade part,
• an erection surface connected to a rotation direction front end of the first inclined surface is formed in a rotation direction back surface of the second blade part, and
• the kneading element rotates the ingredients to be kneaded on the second inclined surface in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the kneading element.

A kneader, comprising:

• a pot;
• a kneading element for kneading ingredients within the pot;
• and
• drive means for rotary driving the kneading element in a bottom part within the pot, wherein
• the kneading element comprising:
• a blade part having a bottom surface circumferential edge that is substantially semi-elliptical, wherein
• an inclined surface is formed in a side surface of the blade part,
• an erection surface is formed in a rotation direction back surface of the blade part, and
• the kneading element rotates the ingredients to be kneaded on the inclined surface in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the kneading element.

A bread machine that can be installed with a kneading pot used for kneading ingredients for bread, and a baking pot used for baking kneaded dough mass of bread, wherein

• a kneading element attached in the kneading pot and kneading the ingredients for bread the kneading element comprising:
• a blade part having a bottom surface circumferential edge that is substantially semi-elliptical, wherein
• an inclined surface is formed in a side surface of the blade part,
• an erection surface is formed in a rotation direction back surface of the blade part, and
• the kneading element rotates the ingredients to be kneaded on the inclined surface in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the kneading element.