Patent Publication Number: US-10307827-B2

Title: Tool holder

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a tool holder having a structure that supplies a coolant to a flank and a cutting edge. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     A tool holder disclosed in, for example, PTL 1 is known as a tool holder in the related art. In the tool holder, a plate-like cutting insert is detachably disposed at the leading end portion of a shaft-shaped tool body, and the cutting insert includes a face, a flank, and a cutting edge that forms an intersection ridge between the face and the flank. 
     Further, an oil hole (coolant supply passage) in which a coolant (oil-based or water-soluble cutting fluid) flows is formed in the tool body, and a plate-like member including a recess is mounted on the leading end portion of the tool body. Furthermore, a coolant is ejected to the flank and the cutting edge from the oil hole through the recess of the plate-like member in a direction parallel to the flank of the cutting insert. This method of ejecting a coolant is referred to as a so-called jet coolant method, a JC method, and the like. 
     According to this structure, since it is difficult for a coolant to be affected by swarf in comparison with other structures that supply a coolant to the cutting edge from the face even though a coolant is supplied from outside or inside, the coolant easily reaches the cutting edge. For this reason, since the efficiency of the cooling of the cutting edge can be increased, the lengthening of the life of the insert and an increase in the efficiency of cutting can be expected. 
     CITATION LIST 
     Patent Literature 
     [PTL 1] JP-A-10-76404 
     SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
     Technical Problem 
     However, a coolant leaks in an unintended direction from a portion between the leading end portion of the tool body and the plate-like member in the tool holder in the related art. For this reason, a coolant cannot be efficiently supplied to the flank and the cutting edge. There is room for improvement in this regard. 
     Further, there is a case in which a predetermined cutting insert is selected from a plurality of kinds of indexable inserts having the shapes of cutting edges, such as the sizes of corner R, which are different from each other, and is mounted on the tool body to perform turning. In this case, it is difficult to accurately and stably supply a coolant to the flanks and the cutting edges of the respective indexable inserts of which the shapes of the cutting edges are set to various shapes. 
     Furthermore, highly accurate and stable supply of a coolant to predetermined portions of the flank and the cutting edge is also required according to the types of cutting. 
     The invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned circumstances, and an object of the invention is to provide a tool holder that can efficiently supply a coolant to a flank and a cutting edge by preventing the leakage of a coolant and can accurately and stably supply a coolant so as to correspond to the shapes of various cutting edges or the types of cutting. 
     Solution to Problem 
     The invention proposes the following means to solve the problem and to achieve the object. 
     That is, the invention provides a tool holder in which a face, a flank, and a cutting edge forming an intersection ridge between the face and the flank are disposed at a leading end portion of a shaft-shaped tool body. A coolant supply passage is formed in the tool body, and a coolant ejection member is detachably provided at the leading end portion of the tool body. The coolant ejection member includes a tubular portion and an ejection hole that communicates with the coolant supply passage through the inside of the tubular portion and opens toward the flank and the cutting edge. 
     According to the tool holder of the invention, the coolant ejection member is disposed at the leading end portion of the tool body, and a coolant, which flows in the coolant supply passage, is ejected to the flank and the cutting edge through the tubular portion and the ejection hole of the coolant ejection member. 
     Since the ejection hole of the coolant ejection member and the coolant supply passage communicate with each other through the tubular portion, the leakage of a coolant in an unintended direction from a portion other than the ejection hole is prevented. 
     In detail, since the tubular portion of the coolant ejection member surrounds a coolant flowing therein by the peripheral wall of the tubular portion, the leakage of a coolant to the outside from the peripheral wall is prevented. Further, the ejection hole of the coolant ejection member is, for example, a “hole”, such as an L-shaped hole, an elongated hole (an I-shaped hole), a circular arc-shaped hole, a circular hole, or a polygonal hole, unlike the notch, such as a recess, of the plate-like member in the related art; and includes the annular peripheral edge of an opening even in any case. Since the annular peripheral edge of an opening is formed, the leakage of a coolant from a portion other than the ejection hole is prevented. 
     That is, since an area of the coolant ejection member between a portion, which is connected to the coolant supply passage, of the coolant ejection member and the ejection hole forms a hermetically sealed flow passage (chamber), the coolant ejection member can effectively prevent the unintended leakage of a coolant. 
     Therefore, according to the invention, a sufficient amount of a coolant can be efficiently supplied to the flank and the cutting edge without an increase in the amount of a coolant to be supplied. 
     Further, since the coolant ejection member is detachably provided at the leading end portion of the tool body, the following significant functional effects are obtained. 
     That is, in a case in which the cutting insert including the cutting edge is detachably mounted on, for example, the leading end portion of the tool body (the case of the tool holder), and the like, a plurality of kinds of coolant ejection members including ejection holes having shapes, disposition, sizes, and the like different from each other can be prepared so as to correspond to the shapes of various cutting edges of a plurality of kinds of indexable inserts or the types of cutting (hereinafter, omitted together with the shape of the cutting edge and the like). Furthermore, a predetermined coolant ejection member suitable for the shape of a predetermined cutting edge can be selected from these coolant ejection members and can be mounted on the tool body. 
     That is, a coolant ejection member having the shape of the ejection hole optimum for the shapes and the like of various cutting edges can be used. 
     Accordingly, a coolant can be accurately and stably supplied to the flank and the cutting edge regardless of the shape and the like of the cutting edge. Therefore, cooling efficiency near the cutting edge can be improved. Accordingly, effects, such as the improvement of cutting accuracy, an increase in the efficiency of cutting, and the extension (lengthening) of the life of a tool, can be expected. 
     Further, in the tool holder of the invention, it is preferable that the flank is positioned between the ejection hole of the coolant ejection member and the cutting edge and the ejection hole is disposed adjacent to the flank. 
     In this case, since the ejection hole of the coolant ejection member is disposed adjacent (close) to the flank at the leading end portion of the tool body, a distance between the ejection hole and the flank and a distance between the ejection hole and the cutting edge can be reduced. 
     Accordingly, the above-mentioned effect of accurately supplying a coolant to the flank and the cutting edge is more significant. 
     Furthermore, in the tool holder of the invention, it is preferable that the tubular portion extends so as to be gradually inclined toward the cutting edge from the ejection hole as approaching at least one of a leading end side and a lateral side of the tool body from a portion, which is connected to the coolant supply passage, of the tubular portion. 
     In this case, the tubular portion extends so as to be inclined, the tubular portion and the coolant supply passage are connected to each other at a gentle angle so as to intersect each other at an obtuse angle. Accordingly, the pressure loss of a coolant flowing in the tubular portion, the coolant supply passage, and the ejection hole can be reduced. Therefore, since it is possible to prevent coolant supply pressure from being reduced in the tool holder, it is possible to further improve the efficiency of the supply of a coolant to the flank and the cutting edge. 
     Further, in the tool holder of the invention, it is preferable that an annular seal member is fitted to an outer periphery of the tubular portion. 
     In this case, since the annular seal member, such as an O-ring, is fitted to the outer periphery of the tubular portion, it is possible to prevent a coolant from flowing on the outer periphery of the tubular portion and to prevent the coolant from leaking to the outside. Therefore, it is easy to more significantly obtain the above-mentioned functional effects of the invention. 
     Furthermore, since the contact resistance between the tubular portion and the hole portion or the like of the tool body in which the tubular portion is disposed is increased by the seal member, the easy separation of the coolant ejection member from the tool body, which is caused by coolant supply pressure or the like, is suppressed. That is, an action for retaining the coolant ejection member can be obtained by the seal member. 
     Moreover, in the tool holder of the invention, it is preferable that a housing recess, which communicates with the coolant supply passage, is formed at the leading end portion of the tool body and the coolant ejection member is housed in the housing recess. 
     In this case, since the coolant ejection member is housed in the housing recess, the significant projection (protrusion) of the tool body from the leading end portion is suppressed. 
     Accordingly, while the above-mentioned significant functional effects are obtained by the coolant ejection member, the tool holder can be made compact and a situation in which the conditions of turning are limited since the coolant ejection member is mounted can also be prevented. 
     Advantageous Effects of Invention 
     According to the tool holder of the invention, it is possible to efficiently supply a coolant to a flank and a cutting edge by preventing the leakage of a coolant and to accurately and stably supply a coolant so as to correspond to the shapes of various cutting edges or the types of cutting. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a tool holder according to a first embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a top view of the tool holder of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 3  is a side view of the tool holder of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 4  is a front view of the tool holder of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 5  is an enlarged perspective view of a main portion of the tool holder of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 6  is a view showing the cross-section taken along line A-A of  FIG. 2 . 
         FIG. 7  is a top view illustrating the shape of a cutting edge and the shape of an ejection hole corresponding to the shape of the cutting edge. 
         FIG. 8  is an enlarged view of a portion B of  FIG. 7 . 
         FIG. 9  is a top view showing a coolant ejection member. 
         FIG. 10  is a front view of the coolant ejection member. 
         FIG. 11  is a bottom view of the coolant ejection member. 
         FIG. 12  is a side view of the coolant ejection member. 
         FIG. 13  is a longitudinal sectional view of the coolant ejection member. 
         FIG. 14  is an enlarged perspective view of a main portion of the tool holder and shows a modification example of the coolant ejection member. 
         FIG. 15  is an enlarged top view of the main portion of the coolant ejection member of  FIG. 14 . 
         FIG. 16  is a top view illustrating a combination of the shape of a cutting edge and the shape of an ejection hole. 
         FIG. 17  is a top view illustrating a combination of the shape of a cutting edge and the shape of an ejection hole. 
         FIG. 18  is an enlarged perspective view of a main portion of the tool holder and shows a modification example of the coolant ejection member. 
         FIG. 19  is an enlarged top view of the main portion of the coolant ejection member of  FIG. 18 . 
         FIG. 20  is an enlarged perspective view of a main portion of the tool holder and shows a modification example of the coolant ejection member. 
         FIG. 21  is an enlarged top view of the main portion of the coolant ejection member of  FIG. 20 . 
         FIG. 22  is a front view of a tool holder according to a second embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 23  is a longitudinal sectional view of a main portion of the tool holder of  FIG. 22 . 
         FIG. 24  is an enlarged view of a portion D of FIG. 
         FIG. 25  is a longitudinal sectional view showing a modification example of a main portion of a coolant ejection member. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     First Embodiment 
     A tool holder  30 , which is a tool holder according to a first embodiment of the invention, will be described below with reference to the drawings. 
     The tool holder  30  of this embodiment is to perform turning (cutting) on a work material that is made of a metal material or the like. 
     [Schematic Structure of Tool Holder] 
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 1 to 6 , the tool holder  30  includes a cutting insert  1  that is made of a hard material, such as cemented carbide, and a tool body  31  which is made of a steel material or the like and on which the cutting insert  1  is detachably mounted. 
     The tool body  31  has the shape of a shaft, and the cutting insert  1  has the shape of a plate and is disposed at the leading end portion of the tool body  31 . Further, a face  7 , a flank  8 , and a cutting edge  5  that forms an intersection ridge between the face  7  and the flank  8  are formed on the cutting insert  1 . 
     Although not particularly shown, a work material, which is to be subjected to turning by the tool holder  30  of this embodiment, has the shape of, for example, a disc, a column, a shaft, or the like. Further, while the work material is rotated about the central axis thereof in the rotation direction of the work material, the tool holder  30  performs machining on the peripheral surface (the outer peripheral surface or the inner peripheral surface) of the work material or performs machining on the end face of the work material, which is directed to the direction of the central axis of the work material, by the cutting edge  5  of the cutting insert  1  protruding from the leading end of the tool body  31 . 
     [Tool Body] 
     The cross-section of the tool body  31  of this embodiment perpendicular to an axis O of the tool body  31  has a rectangular shape, and the tool body  31  of this embodiment is formed in the shape of a square bar. The leading end portion of both end portions of the tool body  31  in the direction of the axis O is disposed close to the surface, which is to be machined, of the work material, during machining and the base end portion thereof is detachably mounted on a machine tool (not shown). 
     The tool body  31  includes a recessed insert mounting portion  32  which is formed at the leading end portion of the tool body  31  and on which the cutting insert  1  is to be mounted, a clamp mechanism that includes a clamp bridge  33  and a clamp screw  34  used to detachably clamp (fix) the cutting insert  1  on the insert mounting portion  32 , a coolant supply passage  36  (see  FIG. 6 ) that is formed in the tool body  31 , a coolant ejection member  37  that is detachably provided at the leading end portion of the tool body  31 , and a housing recess  38  that is formed at the leading end portion of the tool body  31  so as to communicate with the coolant supply passage  36  and can house the coolant ejection member  37 . 
     [Definition of Direction Used in this Specification] 
     Here, in this specification, in the direction of the axis O of the tool body  31  of the tool holder  30 , a side, which is directed to the surface, which is to be machined, of the work material (a side directed to the end portion where the cutting insert  1  is to be disposed) is referred to as a leading end side and a side opposite to the surface, which is to be machined, of the work material is referred to as a base end side. 
     Further, in a direction parallel to a virtual plane perpendicular to the axis O of the tool body  31 , a side to which the face  7  of the cutting insert  1  is directed is referred to as an upper side, a side opposite to the face  7  is referred to as a lower side, and a side orthogonal to the upper side and the lower side (a vertical direction) is referred to as a lateral side. 
     However, although not particularly shown, the tool body  31  of the tool holder  30  is mounted on the machine tool during turning so that the face  7  of the cutting insert  1  disposed on the insert mounting portion  32  is directed to the lower side in the vertical direction. 
     Further, in  FIG. 6 , a direction in which an insert axis C of the cutting insert  1  extends is referred to as the direction of the insert axis C, a direction orthogonal to the insert axis C is referred to as the radial direction of the insert, and a direction around the insert axis C is referred to as the circumferential direction of the insert. 
     In this embodiment, the insert axis C extends so as to be inclined with respect to the vertical direction of the tool body  31  (the vertical direction in  FIG. 6 ). 
     [Insert Mounting Portion] 
     The insert mounting portion  32  has the shape of a recess that is formed so as to be notched corresponding to the shape of the cutting insert  1 . In this embodiment, the cutting insert  1  is formed in the shape of a substantially rhombic and rectangular plate and the insert mounting portion  32  has the shape of a substantially rhombic and rectangular hole that opens toward the leading end side in the direction of the axis O, the upper side, and the lateral side at the leading end portion of the tool body  31 . 
     In  FIG. 6 , the insert mounting portion  32  includes a bottom wall  39  that is disposed substantially in parallel to a seating surface of the cutting insert  1  (the back of a surface and a back  3  of the cutting insert  1 ) to be mounted on the insert mounting portion  32 , a shim  35  that is detachably disposed on the bottom wall  39  and is interposed between the bottom wall  39  and the cutting insert  1 , and a pair of side walls (not shown in  FIG. 6 ) that is in contact with an outer peripheral surface  4  of the cutting insert  1 . 
     The bottom wall  39  of the insert mounting portion  32  has the shape of a substantially rhombic and rectangular surface, and the shim  35  has the shape of a substantially rhombic and rectangular plate. The surface, which is opposite to the bottom wall  39 , of the surface and the back of the shim  35  forms a mounting surface on which the seating surface of the cutting insert  1  is to be seated. 
     In a shown example, the shim  35  is fixed to the bottom wall  39  by a countersunk head screw. Further, the lower portion of the outer peripheral surface of the shim  35  is gradually inclined inward in the radial direction of the insert toward the lower side. The shim  35  is made of, for example, a hard material, such as cemented carbide. 
     Each of the pair of side walls of the insert mounting portion  32  has the shape of a substantially rectangular surface. The pair of side walls intersects each other so as to form an acute angle, which corresponds to concavity, therebetween, intersects the bottom wall  39  so as to form a right angle, which corresponds to concavity, and stands up from the bottom wall  39 . 
     In the example shown in  FIG. 6 , a groove-shaped undercut portion  40 , which extends in the direction of the insert axis C, is formed at an intersecting portion between the pair of side walls so as to house corners, which have an acute angle, of the cutting insert  1  and the shim  35 . 
     [Clamp Mechanism] 
     The clamp mechanism, which includes the clamp bridge  33  and the clamp screw  34 , presses the cutting insert  1  against the shim  35  of the insert mounting portion  32  and pulls the cutting insert  1  toward the pair of side walls of the insert mounting portion  32  (to the inside of the tool body  31 ) to regulate the movement of the cutting insert  1  relative to the insert mounting portion  32  and to clamp (fix) the cutting insert  1 . 
     [Coolant Supply Passage] 
     The coolant supply passage  36  is a flow passage for a coolant (oil-based or water-soluble cutting fluid) that is formed in the tool body  31 . In the example shown in  FIG. 6 , the coolant supply passage  36  extends in the vertical direction and opens to the lower surface of the tool body  31 . Further, an upper end portion of the coolant supply passage  36  is formed so as to have a diameter smaller than the diameter of a portion of the coolant supply passage  36  other than the upper end portion. 
     Coolant supply means (not shown), which is provided outside the tool holder  30 , is connected to the coolant supply passage  36 . 
     [Housing Recess] 
     The housing recess  38  has the shape of a recess that is formed so as to be notched corresponding to the shape of the coolant ejection member  37 . The housing recess  38  includes a hole portion  41  that is connected to the coolant supply passage  36  and a notched portion  42  that is connected to the side of the hole portion  41  opposite to the coolant supply passage  36 . The hole portion  41  is formed in a shape corresponding to a tubular portion  43  of the coolant ejection member  37  to be described below, and the notched portion  42  is formed in a shape corresponding to an ejection portion  44  of the coolant ejection member  37 . 
     In the example of this embodiment, the hole portion  41  is a circular hole and the cross-section of the hole portion  41  perpendicular to the extending direction of the hole portion  41  has a circular shape. The hole portion  41  is connected to the upper end portion of the coolant supply passage  36 , and extends so as to be gradually inclined toward the cutting edge  5  in the direction of the insert axis C (that is, toward the face  7  from the seating surface along the direction of the insert axis C) as approaching at least one of the leading end side and the lateral side of the tool body  31  (as approaching the leading end side and the lateral side in this embodiment) from a portion, which is connected to the coolant supply passage  36 , of the hole portion  41 . 
     In the example shown in  FIG. 6 , the diameter of a portion, which is connected to the notched portion  42 , of the hole portion  41  is larger than the diameter of the portion thereof that is connected to the coolant supply passage  36 . 
     The notched portion  42  has the shape of a notch that opens to the leading end side in the direction of the axis O, the lateral side, and the bottom wall  39  of the insert mounting portion  32  at the leading end portion of the tool body  31 . Although not particularly shown, the shape of a portion, which opens to the bottom wall  39 , of the notched portion  42  is formed in an L shape. 
     [Coolant Ejection Member] 
     In  FIGS. 5 and 6 , the coolant ejection member  37  is disposed at the leading end portion of the tool body  31  so as to be housed in the housing recess  38 . In this embodiment, the coolant ejection member  37  is detachably fixed to the leading end portion of the tool body  31  by mounting screws  45 . 
     Further, the coolant ejection member  37  is disposed adjacent to the side of the flank  8  of the cutting insert  1  opposite to the cutting edge  5  in a direction parallel to the flank  8 . Specifically, the coolant ejection member  37  is mounted in the housing recess  38 , which is provided below the insert mounting portion  32  so as to be adjacent to the insert mounting portion  32 , and is disposed adjacent to the side of the flank  8  of the cutting insert  1  opposite to the cutting edge  5  in the direction of the insert axis C (that is, the lower side of the flank  8  that is close to the seating surface from the face  7  in the direction of the insert axis C). 
     As shown in  FIGS. 6 and 9 to 13 , the coolant ejection member  37  includes a tubular portion  43  that is inserted into the hole portion  41  of the housing recess  38  and an ejection portion  44  that is disposed in the notched portion  42  of the housing recess  38 . 
     Furthermore, the ejection portion  44  is provided with an ejection hole  46  that communicates with the coolant supply passage  36  through the inside of the tubular portion  43  and opens toward the flank  8  and the cutting edge  5  of the cutting insert  1 . Moreover, since the flank  8  is positioned between the ejection hole  46  of the coolant ejection member  37  and the cutting edge  5 , the ejection hole  46  is disposed adjacent to the flank  8 . 
     In the example of this embodiment, the tubular portion  43  is a cylinder. 
     In longitudinal sectional view of  FIG. 6  taken in the direction of the insert axis C, the tubular portion  43  extends so as to be gradually inclined toward the cutting edge  5  from the ejection hole  46  (that is, toward the face from the seating surface along the direction of the insert axis C, toward the upper side of the tool body  31 ) as approaching at least one of the leading end side and the lateral side of the tool body  31  (as approaching the leading end side and the lateral side in this embodiment) from a portion, which is connected to the coolant supply passage  36 , of the tubular portion  43 . 
     An end portion, which is connected to the coolant supply passage  36 , of the inner peripheral surface of the tubular portion  43  has a tapered shape so as to be gradually increased in diameter as approaching the coolant supply passage  36 . 
     Further, an annular seal member  47  is fitted to the outer periphery of the tubular portion  43 . In the shown example, an O-ring made of a resin material is disposed in a groove  48 , which is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the tubular portion  43 , as the seal member  47 . Furthermore, the seal member  47  is in close contact with the inner peripheral surface of the hole portion  41  of the housing recess  38 . 
     In  FIGS. 9 to 13 , the ejection portion  44  has the shape of a plate of which the cross-section is formed in an L shape (or a V shape). An ejection hole  46  is formed on the upper surface of the ejection portion  44 . In  FIG. 6 , the ejection hole  46  is formed so as to extend in the direction of the insert axis C. 
     In  FIG. 9 , the opening shape of the ejection hole  46  of this embodiment has an L shape as in the case of the shape of the upper surface, which has an L shape, of the ejection portion  44 . 
     In detail, as shown in  FIGS. 7 and 8 , the opening shape of the ejection hole  46  is set so as to correspond to the shape of the cutting edge  5  of the cutting insert  1 . Specifically,  FIGS. 7 and 8  are top views of the cutting insert  1  and the ejection hole  46  seen in the direction of the insert axis C, and the cutting edge  5  of the cutting insert  1  is disposed above the ejection hole  46  (in the ejection hole  46 ) in the top views. The detailed shape of the cutting edge  5  will be described below in the description of the cutting insert  1 . 
     Further, as shown in  FIG. 2 , the ejection portion  44  is disposed so as to retreat from the cutting edge  5  of the cutting insert  1  toward the inside of the tool body  31  (the inside of the base end side in the direction of the axis O and the lateral side) in the top view of the tool body  31  seen in the vertical direction. 
     In this embodiment, the cross-sectional shape of the ejection hole  46  is a substantially L shape that is constant in the direction of the insert axis C as shown in  FIGS. 6, 9, and 13 . However, the cross-sectional shape of the ejection hole  46  is not limited thereto, and the shape of an opening portion of the ejection hole  46 , which is directed to at least the flank  8  and the cutting edge  5 , may be set so as to correspond to the shape of the cutting edge  5 . 
     Further, a portion of the ejection hole  46 , other than a portion of the ejection hole  46  opening to the upper surface of the ejection portion  44  and a portion of the ejection hole  46  positioned at the lower end thereof and communicating with the tubular portion  43 , is surrounded by a wall portion and is closed. That is, the ejection hole  46  is a flow passage for a coolant, which is formed in the ejection portion  44 , and a portion of the ejection hole  46 , other than the upper and lower end portions of the ejection hole  46 , forms a chamber that is hermetically sealed by a wall portion. 
     Furthermore, as shown in  FIGS. 10 and 12 , notch recesses  49  to which the mounting screws  45  are locked are formed at both lateral end portions of the ejection portion  44 . 
     [Indexable Insert] 
     As shown in  FIGS. 5 to 7 , the indexable insert  1  includes an insert body  2  that has the shape of a plate, the surface and the back  3  of the insert body  2 , the outer peripheral surface  4  that connects the peripheral edges of the surface and the back  3  in the direction of the insert axis C, the cutting edge  5  that is formed at an intersection ridge portion between each of the surface and the back  3  and the outer peripheral surface  4 , and a mounting hole  6  that is formed so as to pass through the insert body  2  in the direction of the insert axis C, opens to the surface and the back  3 , and is locked to the clamp bridge  33  (the clamp mechanism). 
     In this embodiment, the insert body  2  of the indexable insert  1  has the shape of a substantially rhombic and rectangular plate, each of the surface and the back  3  have the shape of a substantially rhombic and rectangular surface, and the outer peripheral surface  4  includes four rectangular surfaces that are arranged in the circumferential direction of the insert. 
     Specifically, in  FIGS. 5 and 7 , each of corner portions of the outer peripheral end edges of the surface and the back  3  of the insert body  2  has the shape of a convex curve. Among the respective corner portions, each of corner portions positioned at a pair of corners, which has an acute angle, of the surface and the back  3  having a rhombic shape and the vicinity thereof form the cutting edge  5 . Further, the mounting hole  6  opens to each of the central portions of the surface and the back  3  (so as to be coaxial with the insert axis C). 
     Furthermore, a portion of the outer peripheral surface  4  of the insert body  2  between the rectangular surfaces, which are adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction of the insert, is formed so as to have the shape of a convex surface (a portion of the outer peripheral surface of a cylindrical body in the shown example) of which the cross-section perpendicular to the insert axis C has the shape of a convex curve. 
     A portion, which includes an area adjacent to at least the cutting edge  5 , of the surface  3 , which faces the side opposite to the bottom wall  39  of the insert mounting portion  32  in a state in which the indexable insert  1  is mounted on the insert mounting portion  32  as shown in  FIGS. 5 to 7 , of the surface and the back  3  of the insert body  2  forms the face  7 . Further, the back  3  (the face being in contact with the shim  35 ), which faces the bottom wall  39  of the insert mounting portion  32  in a state in which the indexable insert  1  is mounted on the insert mounting portion  32 , of the surface and the back  3  of the insert body  2  forms the seating surface. 
     Furthermore, a portion, which includes an area adjacent to at least the cutting edge  5 , of the outer peripheral surface  4  of the insert body  2  forms the flank  8 . 
     The indexable insert  1  of this embodiment is a so-called negative insert of which the flank  8  of the insert body  2  (the outer peripheral surface  4 ) is formed in parallel to the insert axis C, but is not limited thereto. That is, the indexable insert  1  may be a so-called positive insert of which the flank  8  is gradually inclined inward in the radial direction of an insert as becoming distant from the cutting edge  5  in the direction of the insert axis C. 
     Further, the indexable insert  1  of this embodiment is an insert of which the surface and the back are symmetric with respect to each other, but is not limited thereto. That is, the indexable insert  1  may be a one-side insert or a both-side insert of which the surface and the back are asymmetric to each other (that is, the surface and the back are not symmetric to each other). 
     [Cutting Edge] 
     The cutting edge  5  of the indexable insert  1  is formed at the intersection ridge portion between the face  7  and the flank  8 . As shown in  FIGS. 5, 7, and 8 , the cutting edge  5  includes a corner edge  9  that is positioned at a corner portion of each of the surface and the back  3  (the corner portion of the face  7 ), and a pair of linear edges  10  and  11  that is connected to both ends of the corner edge  9  and linearly extends. That is, the cutting edge  5  includes the corner edge  9 , and a pair of linear edges  10  and  11  that continues to the corner edge  9  so that the corner edge  9  is interposed between the pair of linear edges in the circumferential direction of the insert. The corner edge  9  is disposed at an intermediate portion of the entire length of the cutting edge  5  (between the pair of linear edges  10  and  11 ). 
     The corner edge  9  has the shape of a convex curve, and has a convex circular arc shape in an example shown in this embodiment. A portion of the corner edge  9 , which is positioned on the front side in a tool feed direction during turning, (a portion of the corner edge  9  positioned close to the linear edge  10 ) and the linear edge  10  cut the surface, which is to be machined, of the work material. Further, a portion of the corner edge  9 , which is positioned on the rear side in the tool feed direction during turning, (a portion of the corner edge  9  positioned close to the linear edge  11 ) finishes the surface, which is to be machined, of the work material. The surface, which is to be machined, of the work material may be finished using the linear edge  11  that continues to the corner edge  9  on the rear side in the tool feed direction. Furthermore, the surface, which is to be machined, of the work material may be cut from the linear edge  11  of the cutting edge  5 . 
     The linear edges  10  and  11  extend in tangential directions tangent to both ends of the corner edge  9  having a circular arc shape, and smoothly continue to each other at the corner edge  9 . Further, an angle formed between the pair of linear edges  10  and  11  (an intersection angle between the virtual extension lines of the linear edges  10  and  11 ) is set to an acute angle smaller than 90° in this embodiment and is, for example, about 80°. 
     Furthermore, the indexable insert  1  of this embodiment is formed in a shape symmetric (mirror symmetric) with respect to a bisector (not shown) of an angle, which is formed between the pair of linear edges  10  and  11 , as the axis of symmetry. Accordingly, the cutting edge  5  is also formed in a shape symmetric with respect to the bisector of the angle as the axis of symmetry, and the linear edges  10  and  11  have the same shape and the same length. However, the cutting edge  5  is not limited thereto, and may not be formed in a shape symmetric with respect to the bisector of the angle as the axis of symmetry (that is, the cutting edge  5  may be formed in an asymmetric shape). Further, the linear edges  10  and  11  may have shapes or lengths that are different from each other. 
     It is preferable that portions of the indexable insert  1  positioned near at least the cutting edge  5  (the cutting edge  5 , the face  7 , and the flank  8 ) are coated with a hard film, such as a CVD coating film. 
     Furthermore, in a top view of  FIG. 8  seen in the direction of the insert axis C, the ejection hole  46  of the coolant ejection member  37  has an L shape and is disposed in an area corresponding to the corner edge  9  and the linear edges  10  and  11  of the cutting edge  5  (immediately below the corner edge  9  and the linear edges  10  and  11  of the cutting edge  5 ). 
     Moreover, in the top view, an L-shaped virtual line V passing through the middle of the width of the L-shaped ejection hole  46  is disposed so that distances between the virtual line V and the corner edge  9  and the linear edges  10  and  11  of the cutting edge  5  are substantially constant (distances in a predetermined range). That is, in the top view of  FIG. 8 , the virtual line V passing through the middle of the width of the ejection hole  46  extends in a longitudinal direction of the cutting edge  5 . 
     In this embodiment, the virtual line V is disposed on the inside of the cutting edge  5  in the radial direction of the insert in the top view of  FIG. 8 . Further, the virtual line V is closest to the cutting edge  5  at a portion of the cutting edge  5  corresponding to the corner edge  9  (specifically, at the central portion of the corner edge  9  in the longitudinal direction). 
     [Functional Effects of this Embodiment] 
     According to the above-mentioned tool holder  30  of this embodiment, the coolant ejection member  37  is disposed at the leading end portion of the tool body  31 , and a coolant flowing in the coolant supply passage  36  is ejected to the flank  8  and the cutting edge  5  of the indexable insert  1  through the tubular portion  43  and the ejection hole  46  of the ejection portion  44  of the coolant ejection member  37 . 
     Since the ejection hole  46  of the coolant ejection member  37  and the coolant supply passage  36  communicate with each other through the tubular portion  43  as described above, the leakage of a coolant from a portion other than the ejection hole  46  in an unintended direction is prevented. 
     In detail, since the tubular portion  43  of the coolant ejection member  37  surrounds a coolant, which flows therein, by the peripheral wall of the tubular portion  43 , the leakage of the coolant to the outside from the peripheral wall is prevented. Further, the ejection hole  46  of the coolant ejection member  37  is an L-shaped “hole” and includes the annular peripheral edge of an opening unlike in the case of the notch, such as a recess, of the plate-like member of the tool holder in the related art disclosed in, for example, the above-mentioned PTL 1 (JP-A-10-76404). Since the annular peripheral edge of an opening is formed as described above, the leakage of a coolant from a portion other than the ejection hole  46  is prevented. 
     That is, since an area of the coolant ejection member  37  between a portion, which is connected to the coolant supply passage  36 , of the coolant ejection member  37  and the ejection hole  46  forms a hermetically sealed flow passage (chamber), the coolant ejection member  37  can effectively prevent the unintended leakage of a coolant. 
     Therefore, according to this embodiment, a sufficient amount of a coolant can be efficiently supplied to the flank  8  and the cutting edge  5  without an increase in the amount of a coolant to be supplied. 
     Further, since the coolant ejection member  37  is detachably provided at the leading end portion of the tool body  31 , the following significant functional effects are obtained. 
     That is, in a case in which the indexable insert  1  including the cutting edge  5  is detachably mounted on the leading end portion of the tool body  31  (the case of the tool holder  30 ) as in this embodiment, a plurality of kinds of coolant ejection members  37  including ejection holes  46  having shapes, disposition, sizes, and the like different from each other can be prepared so as to correspond to the shapes of various cutting edges  5  of a plurality of kinds of indexable inserts  1  or the types of cutting (hereinafter, omitted together with the shape of the cutting edge  5  and the like). Furthermore, a predetermined coolant ejection member  37  suitable for the shape of a predetermined cutting edge  5  can be selected from these coolant ejection members  37  and can be mounted on the tool body  31 . 
     Here, variations of the shape of the cutting edge  5  of the indexable insert  1  and the shape of the ejection hole  46  corresponding to the shape of the cutting edge  5  will be described using modification examples of this embodiment. 
     In a modification example shown in  FIGS. 14 and 15 , the cutting edge  5  of the indexable insert  1  has a circular arc shape in a top view seen in the direction of the insert axis C. Specifically, in this modification example, the corner R of a corner portion of a face  7  (that is, the radius of curvature of a corner edge  9 ) is set to be larger than that of the cutting edge  5  described in the above-mentioned embodiment. 
     In contrast, the ejection hole  46  has a circular arc shape in top view (cross-sectional view). In detail, in a top view of  FIG. 15  seen in the direction of the insert axis C, the ejection hole  46  of the coolant ejection member  37  is disposed in an area corresponding to the corner edge  9  and the linear edges  10  and  11  of the cutting edge  5  (immediately below the corner edge  9  and the linear edges  10  and  11  of the cutting edge  5 ). 
     Further, in this top view, a circular arc-shaped virtual line V passing through the middle of the width of a circular arc-shaped ejection hole  46  is disposed so that distances between the virtual line V and the corner edge  9  and the linear edges  10  and  11  of the cutting edge  5  are substantially constant (distances in a predetermined range). That is, in the top view of  FIG. 15 , the virtual line V passing through the middle of the width of the ejection hole  46  extends in a longitudinal direction of the cutting edge  5 . 
     In this modification example, in the top view of  FIG. 15 , the virtual line V intersects the cutting edge  5  at portions of the corner edge  9  that are positioned between both end portions of the corner edge  9  in the longitudinal direction and the central portion of the corner edge  9 . 
     Furthermore, the virtual line V is disposed on the outside of the cutting edge  5  in the radial direction of the insert near the central portion of the corner edge  9 , and is disposed on the inside of the cutting edge  5  in the radial direction of the insert at portions other than the central portion of the corner edge  9 . 
     Since a coolant, which is ejected from the ejection hole  46 , is also accurately and efficiently supplied to the entire area of the flank  8  and the cutting edge  5  in the longitudinal direction by this modification example, the above-mentioned functional effects of this embodiment can be obtained significantly. 
     Further, in a modification example shown in  FIG. 16 , in this top view, the ejection hole  46  of the coolant ejection member  37  is disposed in an area corresponding to the corner edge  9  and the linear edges  10  and  11  of the cutting edge  5  (immediately below the corner edge  9  and the linear edges  10  and  11  of the cutting edge  5 ), but the virtual line V passing through the middle of the width of the ejection hole  46  does not extend in the longitudinal direction of the cutting edge  5 . 
     The above-mentioned functional effects of this embodiment can also be obtained in this modification example. However, as the middle portion of the ejection hole  46  in the extending direction of the virtual line V is disposed so as to be more distant from the corner edge  9  of the cutting edge  5  toward the inside in the radial direction of the insert in a top view of  FIG. 16 , the amount of a coolant, which is not used to cool the flank  8  and the cutting edge  5 , is increased. For this reason, a coolant is used wastefully. Accordingly, it is more difficult for effects to be obtained than the modification example described with reference to  FIG. 15 . 
     Furthermore, even in a modification example shown in  FIG. 17 , a virtual line V passing through the middle of the width of the ejection hole  46  does not extend in the longitudinal direction of the cutting edge  5  in a top view. Since the ejection hole  46  is disposed so as to be significantly distant from the corner edge  9  of the cutting edge  5  toward the inside in the radial direction of the insert in this modification example, the opening portion of the ejection hole  46  may be closed by the shim  35 . 
     Accordingly, it is preferable that the virtual line V passing through the middle of the width of the ejection hole  46  extends along the corner edge  9  and the linear edges  10  and  11  of the cutting edge  5  in a top view in which the front face of the face  7  is seen in the direction of the insert axis C. 
     Further, in a modification example shown in  FIGS. 18 and 19 , in a top view of  FIG. 19  (a top view seen in the direction of the insert axis C), the ejection hole  46  of the coolant ejection member  37  has an I shape and is disposed in an area corresponding to a portion of the cutting edge  5  that is adjacent to at least the linear edge  11  of the linear edge  11  and the corner edge  9  (immediately below the portion of the cutting edge  5  adjacent to the linear edge  11  and the corner edge  9 ). 
     Furthermore, in the top view of  FIG. 19 , an I-shaped (linear) virtual line V passing through the middle of the width of the I-shaped ejection hole  46  is disposed so that a distance between the virtual line V and the linear edge of the cutting edge  5  is substantially constant (a distance in a predetermined range). That is, in the top view of  FIG. 19 , the virtual line V passing through the middle of the width of the ejection hole  46  extends in a longitudinal direction of the cutting edge  5 . Further, the virtual line V is disposed on the inside of the linear edge  11  in the radial direction of the insert. 
     In this modification example, in the top view of  FIG. 19 , the virtual line V intersects the cutting edge  5  at a portion of the corner edge  9  that is positioned between an end portion of the corner edge  9  in the longitudinal direction (an end portion, which is close to the linear edge  11 , of the corner edge  9 ) and the central portion of the corner edge  9 . 
     According to the modification example of  FIGS. 18 and 19 , since a coolant, which is ejected from the ejection hole  46 , is accurately and efficiently supplied to portions, which are positioned close to the linear edge  11  and a portion of the corner edge  9  close to the linear edge  11 , of the flank  8  and the cutting edge  5 , the above-mentioned functional effects of this embodiment are obtained. 
     Furthermore, in a modification example shown in  FIGS. 20 and 21 , in a top view of  FIG. 21  (a top view seen in the direction of the insert axis C), the ejection hole  46  of the coolant ejection member  37  has an I shape and is disposed in an area corresponding to a portion of the cutting edge  5  that is adjacent to at least the linear edge  10  of the linear edge  10  and the corner edge  9  (immediately below the portion of the cutting edge  5  adjacent to the linear edge  10  and the corner edge  9 ). 
     Further, in the top view of  FIG. 21 , an I-shaped (linear) virtual line V passing through the middle of the width of the I-shaped ejection hole  46  is disposed so that a distance between the virtual line V and the linear edge of the cutting edge  5  is substantially constant (a distance in a predetermined range). That is, in the top view of  FIG. 21 , the virtual line V passing through the middle of the width of the ejection hole  46  extends in a longitudinal direction of the cutting edge  5 . Furthermore, the virtual line V is disposed on the inside of the linear edge  10  in the radial direction of the insert. 
     In this modification example, in the top view of  FIG. 21 , the virtual line V intersects the cutting edge  5  at a portion of the corner edge  9  that is positioned between an end portion of the corner edge  9  in the longitudinal direction (an end portion, which is close to the linear edge  10 , of the corner edge  9 ) and the central portion of the corner edge  9 . 
     According to the modification example of  FIGS. 20 and 21 , since a coolant, which is ejected from the ejection hole  46 , is accurately and efficiently supplied to portions, which are positioned close to the linear edge  10  and a portion of the corner edge  9  close to the linear edge  10 , of the flank  8  and the cutting edge  5 , the above-mentioned functional effects of this embodiment are obtained. 
     According to this embodiment, a coolant ejection member  37  having the shape of the ejection hole  46  optimum for the shapes and the like of various cutting edges  5  can be used. 
     Accordingly, a coolant can be accurately and stably supplied to the flank  8  and the cutting edge  5  regardless of the shape and the like of the cutting edge  5 . Therefore, cooling efficiency near the cutting edge  5  can be improved. Accordingly, effects, such as the improvement of cutting accuracy, an increase in the efficiency of cutting, and the extension (lengthening) of the life of a tool, can be expected. 
     Further, since the flank  8  is positioned between the ejection hole  46  of the coolant ejection member  37  and the cutting edge  5  in this embodiment, the ejection hole  46  is disposed adjacent to the flank  8 . That is, since the ejection hole  46  of the coolant ejection member  37  is disposed below the flank  8  (a direction directed to the seating surface from the face  7  in the direction of the insert axis C) so as to be adjacent (close) to the flank  8  at the leading end portion of the tool body  31 , a distance between the ejection hole  46  of the coolant ejection member  37  and the flank  8  and a distance between the ejection hole  46  of the coolant ejection member  37  and the cutting edge  5  can be reduced. 
     Accordingly, the above-mentioned effect of accurately supplying a coolant to the flank  8  and the cutting edge  5  is more significant. 
     Furthermore, in this embodiment, in longitudinal sectional view of  FIG. 6  taken in the direction of the insert axis C, the tubular portion  43  extends so as to be gradually inclined toward the cutting edge  5  from the ejection hole  46  (that is, toward the upper side of the tool body  31 ) as approaching at least one of the leading end side and the lateral side of the tool body  31  from a portion, which is connected to the coolant supply passage  36 , of the tubular portion  43 . Accordingly, the following functional effects are obtained. 
     That is, according to the above-mentioned structure, the tubular portion  43  extends so as to be inclined, the tubular portion  43  and the coolant supply passage  36  are connected to each other at a gentle angle so as to intersect each other at an obtuse angle, and the tubular portion  43  and the ejection hole  46  are connected to each other at a gentle angle so as to intersect each other at an obtuse angle. Accordingly, the pressure loss of a coolant flowing in the tubular portion  43 , the coolant supply passage  36 , and the ejection hole  46  can be reduced. Therefore, since it is possible to prevent coolant supply pressure from being reduced in the tool holder  30 , it is possible to further improve the efficiency of the supply of a coolant to the flank  8  and the cutting edge  5 . 
     Further, since the annular seal member  47 , such as an O-ring, is fitted to the outer periphery of the tubular portion  43  in this embodiment, it is possible to prevent a coolant from flowing on the outer periphery of the tubular portion  43  and to prevent the coolant from leaking to the outside, such as the leading end side or the lateral side of the tool. Therefore, it is easy to more significantly obtain the above-mentioned functional effects of this embodiment. 
     Furthermore, since the contact resistance between the tubular portion  43  and the hole portion  41  of the tool body  31  in which the tubular portion  43  is disposed is increased by the seal member  47 , the easy separation of the coolant ejection member  37  from the tool body  31 , which is caused by coolant supply pressure or the like, is suppressed. That is, an action for retaining the coolant ejection member  37  can be obtained by the seal member  47 , and the mounting screws  45  may not be provided in a case in which this action is sufficiently obtained. 
     Moreover, since the housing recess  38 , which communicates with the coolant supply passage  36 , is formed at the leading end portion of the tool body  31  and the coolant ejection member  37  is housed in the housing recess in this embodiment, the following functional effects are obtained. 
     That is, according to the above-mentioned structure, since the coolant ejection member  37  is housed in the housing recess  38 , the significant projection (protrusion) of the tool body  31  from the leading end portion is suppressed. 
     Accordingly, while the above-mentioned significant functional effects are obtained by the coolant ejection member  37 , the tool holder  30  can be made compact and a situation in which the conditions of turning are limited since the coolant ejection member  37  is mounted can also be prevented. 
     Second Embodiment 
     Next, a tool holder  60  according to a second embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to  FIGS. 22 to 25 . 
     The detailed description of the same components as the components of the above-mentioned embodiment (first embodiment) will be omitted and only differences between the components of the second embodiment and the components of the first embodiment will be described below. 
     As shown in  FIG. 22 , the tool holder  60  of the second embodiment uses a coolant ejection member  61 , at which the notch recesses  49  are not formed, instead of the coolant ejection member  37  described in the first embodiment. Further, the tool holder  60  does not include the mounting screws  45 . 
     The tool holder  60  of this embodiment has a separation regulating structure (retaining structure) that can prevent the separation of the coolant ejection member  61  from the housing recess  38  without using the mounting screws  45 . 
     [Separation Regulating Structure] 
     The separation regulating structure will be described. 
     As shown in  FIGS. 23 and 24 , the tool holder  60  is adapted to be capable of regulating the separation of the coolant ejection member  61  from the housing recess  38  by setting a retreat distance (overhang distance) X to a predetermined range and setting an interval Y to a predetermined range. The retreat distance (overhang distance) X is a distance in which an inner end of the upper surface of the ejection portion  44  of the coolant ejection member  61  in the radial direction of the insert retreats from a surface, which faces the outside in the radial direction of the insert, of the outer peripheral surface of the shim  35  in the radial direction of the insert; and the interval Y is a distance between the upper surface of the ejection portion  44  and the lower surface of the shim  35  in the direction of the insert axis C. 
     Specifically, for example, it is preferable that the overhang distance X has a value exceeding 0 mm and the interval Y is in the range of 0 to 0.2 mm. That is, the separation regulating structure regulates the separation of the coolant ejection member  61  from the housing recess  38  by setting the overhang distance X and the interval Y to the predetermined ranges. 
     In details, when the overhang distance X and the interval Y are set to the predetermined ranges and the tubular portion  43  of the coolant ejection member  61  is moved along the central axis thereof from the hole portion  41  to the outside in the radial direction of the insert, the upper surface of the ejection portion  44  comes into contact with the lower surface of the shim  35 . Accordingly, the further movement (that is, separation) of the coolant ejection member  61  relative to the housing recess  38  to the outside in the radial direction of the insert along the direction of the central axis of the tubular portion  43  is regulated. 
     In order to obtain the function of the separation regulating structure, the coolant ejection member  61  may be mounted in the housing recess  38  as described below. 
     First, in a state in which the indexable insert  1  and the shim  35  are removed from the insert mounting portion  32  before turning, the coolant ejection member  61  is mounted on the housing recess  38  while the tubular portion  43  of the coolant ejection member  61  is inserted into the hole portion  41  of the housing recess  38 . 
     After the coolant ejection member  61  is mounted in the housing recess  38 , the indexable insert  1  and the shim  35  are mounted on the insert mounting portion  32 . 
     During turning, a coolant is made to flow into the coolant ejection member  61  through the coolant supply passage  36 . At this time, a force in a direction shown in  FIG. 24  by a void arrow (a direction directed to the outside in the radial direction of the insert in a direction along the central axis of the tubular portion  43 ) acts on the coolant ejection member  61  by coolant supply pressure. Accordingly, the coolant ejection member is to move relative to the housing recess  38  in a direction shown by a void arrow. 
     Since the overhang distance X and the interval Y are set as described above at this time, the upper surface of the ejection portion  44  of the coolant ejection member  61  comes into contact with the lower surface of the shim  35 . Accordingly, the further separation of the coolant ejection member  61  from the housing recess  38  is prevented. 
     [Functional Effects of this Embodiment] 
     According to the tool holder  60  of this embodiment, the same functional effects as the functional effects of the above-mentioned embodiment can be obtained. 
     In addition, since the mounting screws  45  are not required, the number of parts can be reduced. Further, the shape of the coolant ejection member  61  can be simplified. 
     In the tool holder  60  of this embodiment, a seat recess  62 , which can house the upper surface of the ejection portion  44  of the coolant ejection member  61 , may be formed on the lower surface of the shim  35  as shown in  FIG. 25 . 
     In this case, since distances between the ejection hole  46  and the flank  8  and the cutting edge  5  can be further reduced, the above-mentioned functional effects are more significant. 
     [Other Structure Included in the Invention] 
     The invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and may be modified in various ways without departing from the scope of the invention. 
     For example, the indexable insert  1  has been formed in the shape of a substantially rhombic and rectangular plate in the above-mentioned embodiments, but is not limited thereto. That is, the indexable insert  1  may have the shape of a polygonal plate other than the shape of a rectangular plate. 
     Further, the indexable insert  1  has been made of a hard material, such as cemented carbide, and portions of the outer surface of the indexable insert  1  positioned near at least the cutting edge  5  (the cutting edge  5 , the face  7 , and the flank  8 ) have been coated with a hard film, such as a CVD coating film in the above-mentioned embodiments. However, the invention is not limited thereto. That is, the indexable insert  1  may be an insert in which a cutting edge chip formed of a super-high hardness sintered body, such as a PCD (polycrystalline diamond) sintered body or a cBN (cubic boron nitride) sintered body, is integrally formed in a recess formed at a corner portion of base metal (base material) made of, for example, cemented carbide by brazing or the like. In this case, the cutting edge  5 , the face  7 , and the flank  8  of the indexable insert  1  are formed on the cutting edge chip. 
     Furthermore, the shim  35  has been interposed between the back  3  of the indexable insert  1  and the bottom wall  39  of the insert mounting portion  32  in the above-mentioned embodiments, but the shim  35  may not be provided. In this case, the back  3  of the indexable insert  1  is directly seated on the bottom wall  39  of the insert mounting portion  32 . Further, in the second embodiment, the upper surface of the ejection portion  44  comes into contact with the back  3  of the indexable insert  1  instead of the lower surface of the shim  35 . 
     Furthermore, the tool holders  30  and  60  have been described as a tool holder by way of example in the above-mentioned embodiments, but are not limited thereto. That is, the invention can be applied to, for example, a tool holder, such as a brazing tool holder, which is not a tool holder. 
     The above-mentioned embodiments, the above-mentioned modification examples, and the respective structures (components) described in the additional note and the like may be combined and structures can be added, omitted, substituted, and modified without departing from the scope of the invention. Further, the invention is not limited by the above-mentioned embodiments, and is limited by only claims. 
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               5 : cutting edge 
               7 : face 
               8 : flank 
               30 ,  60 : tool holder 
               31 : tool body 
               36 : coolant supply passage 
               37 ,  61 : coolant ejection member 
               38 : housing recess 
               43 : tubular portion 
               46 : ejection hole 
               47 : seal member