Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.

Kouji Shimanuki

Yasuyuki Kanada

Gaku Harada

The edge portion includes an upper surface, a side surface, and a land surface. The side surface has a front side surface and a pair of lateral side surfaces. An intersection between the land surface and the front side surface forms a front cutting edge. An intersection between the land surface and each of the pair of lateral side surfaces form a corresponding one of a pair of lateral cutting edges. The edge portion contains 80 vol % or more of diamond. A chip breaker recess is provided between the upper surface and the land surface. The surfaces forming the chip breaker recess include a rake face and a breaker wall surface. The upper surface has a front edge portion opposite to the front cutting edge from the chip breaker recess. A pair of protruding portions are provided to extend from the front edge portion toward the front cutting edge.

Cutting insert

There is provided a rotary tool including a rotary tool body and a blade provided to the rotary tool body and having a cutting edge, the blade containing 80% by volume or more of diamond, and the blade including a land surface extending along the cutting edge, and a chip breaker having a recess located opposite to the cutting edge with the land surface therebetween.

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Itami, Japan

Kouji Shimanuki