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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 09, 1998
Harutoshi Ukegawa, Itami, JP;
Matsuo Higuchi, Itami, JP;
Shingo Hirota, Itami, JP;
Nobuyuki Kitagawa, Itami, JP;
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The ceramic insert made from a silicon nitride ceramic material and formed with a recess for fastening in the center of its rake face. The recess has a surface roughness Rmax not exceeding 4 .mu.m. The angle between a side face of the recess and a centerline perpendicular to the rake face of the insert is 50-70 degrees. The ratio of the diameter of the recess to the diameter of a circle inscribing the perimeter of the rake face is 30-85%. The recess has a flat or curved bottom. The connecting portion between the side face and the bottom of the recess forms a smoothly curved surface.