Patent Publication Number: US-2020282466-A1

Title: Cutting insert, cutting tool, and method for manufacturing machined product

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is a national stage entry according to 35 U.S.C. 371 of PCT Application No. PCT/JP2018/035138 filed on Sep. 21, 2018, which claims priority to Japanese Application No. 2017-186254 filed on Sep. 27, 2017, which is entirely incorporated herein by reference. 
    
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present disclose relates to cutting inserts, cutting tools, and methods for manufacturing a machined product. More specifically, the present disclose relates to cutting inserts and cutting tools for use in turning tools, as well as methods for manufacturing a machined product. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Cutting tools respectively discussed in WO 2016/043127 (Patent Document 1) and Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Application Publication No. 2-43105 (Patent Document 2) may be cutting tools for use in a cutting process of a workpiece, such as metal. A cutting insert (insert) in the cutting tool discussed in Patent Document 1 may include negative lands (land surfaces) respectively disposed along a ridgeline of a linear cutting edge and a ridgeline of a cutting edge with a nose radius. 
     SUMMARY 
     A cutting insert in a non-limiting aspect of the present disclosure may include a first surface, a second surface and a third surface. The first surface may include a first corner and a first side extended from the first corner. The second surface may be located on a side opposite to the first surface. The third surface may be located between the first surface and the second surface. The cutting insert may also include a land surface which is located between the first surface and the third surface and inclined relative to the first surface and the third surface. The land surface may include a first land surface located along the first corner, a second land surface located along the first side, and a third land surface having a concave shape. The third land surface may be adjacent to the second land surface and located further away from the first land surface than the second land surface. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view illustrating a cutting insert in a non-limiting embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 2  is a front view of the cutting insert illustrated in  FIG. 1  as viewed from a side of a first surface; 
         FIG. 3  is an enlarged view illustrating a region A 1  in  FIG. 1 ; 
         FIG. 4  is an enlarged view illustrating a region A 2  in  FIG. 2 ; 
         FIG. 5  is a side view illustrating the cutting insert illustrated in  FIG. 2  as viewed from a Bl direction; 
         FIG. 6  is an enlarged view illustrating a region A 3  in  FIG. 5 ; 
         FIG. 7  is a conceptual diagram of a cutting process carried out using the cutting insert illustrated in  FIG. 1 ; 
         FIG. 8  is a sectional view taken along line XIII-XIII in  FIG. 4 ; 
         FIG. 9  is a sectional view taken along line IX-IX in  FIG. 4 ; 
         FIG. 10  is a sectional view taken along line X-X in  FIG. 4 ; 
         FIG. 11  is a sectional view taken along line XI-XI in  FIG. 5 ; 
         FIG. 12  is a sectional view taken along line XII-XII in  FIG. 4 ; 
         FIG. 13  is a sectional view of a cutting insert in a non-limiting embodiment; 
         FIG. 14  is a side view illustrating a cutting tool in a non-limiting embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 15  is a diagram illustrating one of steps in a method for manufacturing a machined product in a non-limiting embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 16  is a diagram illustrating one of the steps in the method for manufacturing a machined product in a non-limiting embodiment of the present disclosure; and 
         FIG. 17  is a diagram illustrating one of the steps in the method for manufacturing a machined product in a non-limiting embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     
    
    
     EMBODIMENTS 
     &lt;Cutting Inserts&gt; 
     The cutting inserts  1  (hereinafter also referred to simply as “inserts  1 ”) in a plurality of non-limiting embodiments are described in detail below with reference to the drawings. For the sake of description, the drawings referred to in the following illustrate, in simplified form, only main members necessary for describing the inserts  1  in non-limiting embodiments. The cutting inserts  1  in the present disclosure may be therefore capable of including any arbitrary structural member not illustrated in the drawings referred to. Dimensions of the members in each of the drawings faithfully may represent neither dimensions of actual structural members nor dimensional ratios of these members. 
     The insert  1  in a non-limiting embodiment may include a first surface  7 , a second surface  9  and a third surface  11  as illustrated in  FIG. 1 . The first surface  7  may be an upper surface in  FIG. 1 . The first surface  7  may include a first corner  3  and a first side  5   a  extended from the first corner  3 . The second surface  9  may be a lower surface in  FIG. 1 . The second surface  9  may be located on a side opposite to the first surface  7 . The third surface  11  may be a side surface in  FIG. 1 . The third surface  11  may be located between the first surface  7  and the second surface  9 . 
     The first surface  7  may have a polygonal shape, and the first surface  7  may have a rhombus shape in a non-limiting embodiment illustrated in  FIG. 2 . Accordingly, the first surface  7  may include four corners and four sides. The third surface  11  may include four planar regions because the first surface  7  has the rhombus shape. 
     The first corner  3  may be one of the four corners included in the first surface  7 , and the first side  5   a  may be one of the four sides included in the first surface  7  in  FIG. 2 . An axis passing through a center of the first surface  7  and a center of the second surface  9  may be a central axis P. 
     The first surface  7  may have an approximately polygonal shape and need not have a strict polygonal shape. That is, the sides of the first surface  7  having the polygonal shape need not have a strict straight line shape but may have, for example, a convex curvilinear shape or concave curvilinear shape. The corners in the first surface  7  having the polygonal shape are not limited to a structure formed by intersection of two straight lines, but may have, for example, an outwardly rounded shape. The first corner  3  may have a convex curvilinear shape in a non-limiting embodiment illustrated in  FIGS. 3 and 4 . 
     The shape of the first surface  7  is not limited to the above configuration. There is no problem even if the first surface  7  has, for example, a pentagonal shape, a hexagonal shape or an octagonal shape instead of the quadrangular shape. 
     Dimensions of the insert  1  are not particularly limited. For example, a length of one side of the first surface  7  may be settable to approximately 3-20 mm. A height from the first surface  7  to the second surface  9  may be settable to approximately 5-20 mm. 
     Alternatively, the insert  1  may include a hole  39  that opens into the first surface  7 . The hole  39  may penetrate through the second surface  9  located on a side opposite to the first surface  7 . An axis passing through a center of the hole  39  may coincide with the central axis P in a non-limiting embodiment illustrated in  FIG. 1 . The hole  39  is not limited to the above embodiment but may open into, for example, the third surface  11 . The hole  39  may be one which penetrates from one of planar regions of the third surface  11  to another one located on a side opposite to the planar region. 
     The hole  39  may be used as an insertion hole for a fixing tool when attaching the insert  1  to a holder. Examples of the fixing tool may include a screw, a clamping member and a wedge. Alternatively, the insert  1  may be fixed to the holder by using a brazing material. 
     The insert  1  may include a land surface  13  located between the first surface  7  and the third surface  11  in a non-limiting embodiment. The land surface  13  may be inclined relative to the first surface  7  and the third surface  11  in a non-limiting embodiment illustrated in  FIGS. 5 and 6 . 
     The land surface  13  may include a first land surface  15 , a second land surface  17  and a third land surface  19 . The first land surface  15  may be located along the first corner  3 . The second land surface  17  may be located along the first side  5   a . The third land surface  19  may be adjacent to the second land surface  17  and located further away from the first land surface  15  than the second land surface  17 . The third land surface  19  may have a concave shape. 
     The land surface  13  may be generally called “land” that is a narrow-width flat surface extended along a cutting edge. If the insert  1  includes the land surface  13 , the cutting edge may have high durability. The term “extended along” in the present disclosure may denote a state in which two objects are extended approximately parallel to each other. The two objects may be in contact with each other or may be kept away from each other. 
     The third land surface  19  may connect to the second land surface  17 . Specifically, the second land surface  17  may include a first end portion adjacent to the first land surface  15 , and a second end portion located on a side opposite to the first end portion. The third land surface  19  may connect to the second end portion. 
     The first corner  3  may have a convex curvilinear shape protruded outward of the insert  1 , and the first land surface  15  may be located along the first corner  3  in a non-limiting embodiment illustrated in  FIG. 4 . The first side  5   a  may have a straight line shape, and the second land surface  17  may be located along the first side  5   a . The third land surface  19  may have a concave shape recessed toward inside of the insert  1 . Similarly to the second land surface  17 , the third land surface  19  may be located along the first side  5   a.    
     The phrase that “the third land surface  19  has the concave shape” in the present disclosure may denote being a shape satisfying at least one of the following two conditions. The first condition may be that an intersection (ridgeline) of the first surface  7  and the third land surface  19  has a concave shape in a front view of the first surface  7 . The second condition may be that the third land surface  19  has a concave shape in a cross section orthogonal to the central axis P. 
     The insert  1  may include a cutting edge located on at least a portion of an intersection of the land surface  13  and the third surface  11 . If the cutting edge is located at the portion, at least a part of the first surface  7  may be a rake surface region  7   a . A region in the first surface  7  which is located along the land surface  13  may be the rake surface region  7   a  in a non-limiting embodiment illustrated in  FIG. 3 . 
     At least a part of the third surface  11  may be a flank surface region  11   a . A region in the third surface  11  which is located along the land surface  13  may be the flank surface region  11   a  in a non-limiting embodiment illustrated in  FIG. 3 . 
     The cutting edge may include a first cutting edge  23 , a second cutting edge  25  and a third cutting edge  27 . The first cutting edge  23  may be located on an intersection of the first land surface  15  and the third surface  11 . The second cutting edge  25  may be located on an intersection of the second land surface  17  and the third surface  11 . The third cutting edge  27  may be located on an intersection of the third land surface  19  and the third surface  11 . 
     Chips generated by the cutting edges during a cutting process of a workpiece may tend to be gently curved while extending spirally. With the insert  1  including the above configurations in a non-limiting embodiment, the third land surface  19  may be readily servable as a guide for the chips when the chips come into contact with the third land surface  19 . Thus, with the insert  1  in a non-limiting embodiment, the chips may tend to be discharged toward a feed direction of a cutting tool. In other words, the chips may be less likely to flow toward a machined surface of the workpiece. The machined surface may be therefore less prone to damage. Consequently, the insert  1  may provide a good machined surface in a non-limiting embodiment. 
     Specifically, for example, chips generated by the first cutting edge  23  may tend to be guided by the third land surface  19  as illustrated in  FIG. 7 . The chips may be therefore liable to flow in an F 2  direction that is the feed direction of the cutting tool, instead of an F 1  direction directed to the machined surface. Hence, the insert  1  may have good chip discharge performance, and the machined surface may be less prone to damage due to the chips. 
     In a non-limiting embodiment illustrated in  FIG. 8  that is a cross section orthogonal to the first corner  3 , the first land surface  15  may be inclined relative to the first surface  7  and the third surface  11 , and may have a straight line shape. The straight line shape may not be a strict straight line but may include an unavoidable degree of micro concave shape or convex shape in manufacturing (which corresponds to, for example, an approximately 1/10 or less of a width W 1  of the first land surface  15  in the front view of the first surface  7 ). 
     The width W 1  of the first land surface  15  in a direction orthogonal to the first corner  3  may be settable to, for example, approximately 0.01-0.5 mm in the front view of the first surface  7 . The width W 1  may be evaluated in a cross section orthogonal to the first corner  3 .  FIG. 8  may illustrate, for example, the width W 1 . The width W 1  may be a distance between a straight line that passes through the first corner  3  and is parallel to the central axis P, and a straight line that passes through the first cutting edge  23  and is parallel to the central axis P in the cross section as illustrated in  FIG. 8 . 
     The width W 1  of the first land surface  15  may be kept approximately constant from a first end Q 1  of the first corner  3  (a left end portion in  FIG. 4 ) to a second end Q 2  (a right end portion in  FIG. 4 ), or may be changed from the first end to the second end. 
     For example, the width W 1  may decrease from a midportion of the first land surface  15  toward the first end Q 1  and toward the second end Q 2 . Alternatively, the width W 1  may increase from the midportion of the first land surface  15  toward the first end Q 1  and toward the second end Q 2 . 
     In a non-limiting embodiment illustrated in  FIG. 9  that is a cross section orthogonal to the first side  5   a , the second land surface  17  may be inclined relative to the first surface  7  and the third surface  11 , and may have a straight line shape. Similarly to the first land surface  15 , the second land surface  17  may not be a straight line in the cross section illustrated in  FIG. 9 . 
     A width W 2  of the second land surface  17  in a direction orthogonal to the first side  5   a  may be settable to, for example, approximately 0.01-0.5 mm in the front view of the first surface  7 . The width W 2  may be evaluated in the cross section orthogonal to the first side  5   a .  FIG. 9  may illustrate, for example, the width W 2 . The width W 2  may be a distance between a straight line that passes through the first side  5   a  and is parallel to the central axis P, and a straight line that passes through the second cutting edge  25  and is parallel to the central axis P in the cross section as illustrated in  FIG. 9 . 
     The width W 2  of the second land surface  17  may be kept approximately constant or may be changed from a portion R 1  closest to the first corner  3  (a left oblique lower end portion in  FIG. 4 ) to a portion R 2  farthermost from the first corner  3  (a right oblique upper end portion in  FIG. 4 ). 
     For example, the width W 2  may be largest or smallest at a part R 1  of the second land surface  17  which is located closest to the first corner  3 . The width W 2  may be largest or smallest at a part R 2  of the second land surface  17  which is located furthest from the first corner  3 . 
     The third land surface  19  may be inclined relative to the first surface  7  and the third surface  11  in a non-limiting embodiment illustrated in  FIG. 10 . The third land surface  19  may have a concave shape recessed inward of the insert  1  in the cross section orthogonal to the first side  5   a . The third land surface  19  may have a curvilinear shape in the cross section orthogonal to the first side  5   a  as in a non-limiting embodiment illustrated in  FIG. 10 . If the third land surface  19  has a concave curvilinear shape in the above cross section, chips may tend to smoothly flow over the third land surface  19 . Chip clogging may be less likely to occur, leading to improved chip discharge performance. 
       FIG. 11  may be a cross section orthogonal to the central axis P. The third land surface  19  may have a concave shape recessed inward of the insert  1  in a non-limiting embodiment illustrated in  FIG. 11 . The concave shape of the third land surface  19  may be a curved surface shape. For example, the third land surface  19  may have a curvilinear shape in the cross section orthogonal to the central axis P as in a non-limiting embodiment illustrated in  FIG. 11 . 
     If the third land surface  19  has the curved surface shape in the cross section orthogonal to the central axis P, the third land surface  19  may have enhanced durability. The third land surface  19  may be therefore less prone to cracking. In particular, if the curvilinear shape of the third land surface  19  is a circular arc shape, the third land surface may have further enhanced durability. 
     A maximum value of a width W 3  of the third land surface  19  in the direction orthogonal to the first side  5   a  may be settable to, for example, approximately 0.01-0.5 mm in the front view of the first surface  7 . The width W 3  of the third land surface  19  may become smaller as going away from the second land surface  17  in a non-limiting embodiment illustrated in  FIG. 4 . 
     The width W 3  may be evaluated in the cross section orthogonal to the first side  5   a .  FIG. 10  may illustrate, for example, the width W 3 . The width W 3  may be a distance between a straight line that passes through the first side  5   a  and is parallel to the central axis P, and a straight line that passes through the third cutting edge  27  and is parallel to the central axis P in the cross section as illustrated in  FIG. 10 . 
     In the front view of the first surface  7 , the third land surface  19  may include a part thereof where the width W 3  in the direction orthogonal to the first side  5   a  on the third land surface  19  is larger than the width W 2  in the direction orthogonal to the first side  5   a  on the second land surface  17 . 
     In other words, the maximum value of the width W 3  may be larger than a maximum value of the width W 2  in the front view of the first surface  7 . If the third land surface  19  is configured as described above, it is possible to more suitably guide chips on the third land surface  19 , thereby further stabilizing a chip flow direction. 
     The land surface  13  may further include a fourth land surface  21 . The fourth land surface  21  may be located between the first land surface  15  and the second land surface  17 , and may have a concave shape recessed inward of the insert  1 . The fourth land surface  21  may be located along the vicinity of a boundary between the first corner  3  and the first side  5   a  in an intersection of the first surface  7  and the land surface  13  in a non-limiting embodiment illustrated in  FIG. 4 . 
     The phrase that “the fourth land surface  21  has the concave shape” in the present disclosure may denote being a shape satisfying at least one of the following two conditions. The first condition may be that an intersection of the first surface  7  and the fourth land surface  21  has a concave shape in the front view of the first surface  7 . The second condition may be that the fourth land surface  21  has a concave shape in the cross section orthogonal to the central axis P. 
     If the land surface  13  includes the fourth land surface  21 , it may be easy to obtain a better machined surface. Chips generated by the first cutting edge  23  may tend to be guided by the fourth land surface  21  so as to be discharged in the feed direction of the cutting tool. The chips may be therefore less liable to flow toward the machined surface of the workpiece, and the machined surface may be less prone to damage. 
     An intersection of the first surface  7  and the fourth land surface  21  may have a concave shape recessed inward of the insert  1  in the front view of the first surface  7  as illustrated in  FIG. 4 . The fourth land surface  21  may have a concave shape recessed inward of the insert  1  in the cross section orthogonal to the central axis P in a non-limiting embodiment illustrated in  FIG. 11 . 
     The concave shape of the fourth land surface  21  which is recessed inward of the insert  1  may be a curved surface shape. The fourth land surface  21  may have a curvilinear shape in the cross section orthogonal to the central axis P of the hole  39  as in a non-limiting embodiment illustrated in  FIG. 11 . If the concave shape of the fourth land surface  21  is the curved surface shape, the fourth land surface  21  may be less prone to cracking, thus leading to enhanced durability of the fourth land surface  21 . 
     Alternatively, the fourth land surface  21  may have a straight line shape in the cross section orthogonal to the intersection of the first surface  7  and the land surface  13  as in a non-limiting embodiment illustrated in  FIG. 12 . Still alternatively, the fourth land surface  21  may have a curvilinear shape as in a non-limiting embodiment illustrated in  FIG. 13 . If the fourth land surface  21  has the concave curvilinear shape in the cross section, chips may tend to smoothly flow over the fourth land surface  21 . Hence, chip clogging can be reduced to improve chip discharge performance. The curvilinear shape of the fourth land surface  21  may be a circular arc shape in the cross section described above.  FIG. 13  may be a sectional view corresponding to the sectional view in  FIG. 12 , which relates to the insert  1  illustrated in  FIG. 1 , in the insert  1  of a non-limiting embodiment. 
     A width of the fourth land surface  21  in the direction orthogonal to the intersection of the third surface  11  and the second land surface  17  may be taken as W 4  in the front view of the first surface  7 . The width W 4  may include a portion thereof larger than the width W 2 . 
     In other words, a maximum value of the width W 4  may be larger than the maximum value of the width W 2  in the front view of the first surface  7 . If the fourth land surface  21  is configured as described above, chips can be more suitably guided on the fourth land surface  21 . It may be therefore possible to stably discharge the chips in the feed direction of the cutting tool. Consequently, the chips may be less likely to flow to the machined surface of the workpiece, and the machined surface may be less prone to damage, thus leading to a good machined surface. 
       FIG. 12  may be a cross section orthogonal to the intersection of the first surface  7  and the land surface  13 , namely, the first side  5   a . The width W 4  may be evaluated in the cross section orthogonal to the first side  5   a . For example,  FIG. 12  may illustrate the width W 4 . The width W 4  may be a distance between a straight line that passes through the first side  5   a  and is parallel to the central axis P, and a straight line that passes through the second cutting edge  25  and is parallel to the central axis P. 
     The first surface  7  may further include a second side  5   b  extended from the first corner  3  as illustrated in  FIG. 3 . The land surface  13  may further include a fifth land surface  29  and a sixth land surface  31 . The fifth land surface  29  may be located along the second side  5   b . The sixth land surface  31  may be adjacent to the fifth land surface  29 , and may be located further away from the first land surface  15  than the fifth land surface  29 . The sixth land surface  31  may have a concave shape. In this case, an intersection of the third surface  11  and both the fifth land surface  29  and the sixth land surface  31  may be also a part of the cutting edge. 
     The fifth land surface  29  may include a configuration similar to that of the second land surface  17 . The sixth land surface  31  may include a configuration similar to that of the third land surface  19 . The fifth land surface  29  may be therefore capable of producing an effect similar to that of the second land surface  17 . The sixth land surface  31  may be therefore capable of producing an effect similar to that of the third land surface  19 . 
     In a non-limiting embodiment illustrated in  FIG. 4 , the second land surface  17  and the third land surface  19  may be linearly symmetrical with the first land surface  29  and the sixth land surface  31  on the basis of a bisector of the first corner  3  in the front view of the first surface  7 . If the land surface  13  is configured as described above, the insert  1  may be usable for either of right and left handed cutting tools. The insert  1  in a non-limiting embodiment may have excellent economical efficiency. 
     The land surface  13  may further include a seventh land surface  33  having a concave shape which is located between the first land surface  15  and the fifth land surface  29 . The seventh land surface  33  in a non-limiting embodiment illustrated in  FIG. 4  may have a configuration similar to that of the fourth land surface  21 . 
     In cases where the land surface  13  includes the fifth land surface  29 , the sixth land surface  31  and the seventh land surface  33 , the fifth land surface  29 , the sixth land surface  31  and the seventh land surface  33  need not necessarily be linearly symmetrical with the second land surface  17 , the third land surface  19  and the fourth land surface  21  on the basis of the bisector of the first corner  3 . 
     Examples of material of the insert  1  may include cemented carbide, cermet, ceramics, PCD (polycrystal diamond) and cBN (cubic boron nitride). 
     Examples of composition of cemented carbide may include WC (tungsten carbide)-Co, WC—TiC (titanium carbide)-Co and WC—TiC—TaC (tantalum carbide)-Co. Specifically, WC, TiC and TaC may be hard particles, and Co may be a binding phase. The cermet may be a sintered composite material obtainable by compositing metal into a ceramic component. Specific examples of the cermet may include compounds composed mainly of TiC or TiN (titanium nitride). The material of the insert  1  is not limited to these materials. 
     The insert  1  may be constituted by only one member composed of the material exemplified above. Alternatively, the insert  1  may be constituted by a plurality of members composed of the material exemplified above. 
     The insert  1  may be constituted by a main body  35  and a cutting part  37  as illustrated in  FIG. 1 , and may be formed into a polygonal plate shape as a whole. The main body  35  may have an approximately polygonal plate shape and corners thereof partially include a cut-out portion. The cutting part  37  may be configured to be joined to the cut-out portion by using, for example, a brazing material. The first corner  3  and the first side  5   a  may be located on the cutting part  37  in a non-limiting embodiment illustrated in  FIG. 1 . In order to facilitate visual understanding, a region of the cutting part  37  may be hatched by slant lines in  FIG. 1 . 
     In cases where a material whose hardness is relatively high, such as PCD or cBN, is used as a material of the cutting part  37 , and cemented carbide, cermet, ceramics, or the like is used as a material of the main body  35 , enhanced durability of the insert  1  against cutting load may be ensured while making it possible to inexpensively manufacture the insert  1 . The hardness of the main body  35  and the cutting part  37  may be evaluated by measuring Vickers hardness of their respective parts. 
     Although the insert  1  may be constituted only by the main body  35  and the cutting part  37 , the insert  1  may further include, besides the main body  35  and the cutting part  37 , a coating layer (not illustrated) that covers the surface of the main body  35  and the surface of the cutting part  37 . The coating layer may cover the whole or part of the surface of the base member constituted by the main body  35  and the cutting part  37 . 
     Examples of material of the coating layer include aluminum oxide (alumina), and carbides, nitrides, oxides, carbonates, nitrogen oxides, carbonitrides and carboxynitrides of titanium. The coating layer may include only one or a plurality of the above-mentioned materials. 
     The coating layer may be composed of only one layer or a structure composed of a plurality of layers laminated one upon another. The material of the coating layer is not limited to these materials. The coating layer can be located on the base material by using chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method or physical vapor deposition (PVD) method. 
     &lt;Cutting Tools&gt; 
     The cutting tool  101  in a non-limiting embodiment may be described below with reference to the drawings. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 14 , the cutting tool  101  in a non-limiting embodiment may include a holder  105  including a pocket  103  (insert pocket) on a side of a front end thereof, and the insert  1  located in the pocket  103 . The insert  1  may be attached so that at least a part of the cutting edge may be protruded from the front end of the holder  105  in the cutting tool  101  in a non-limiting embodiment. 
     The holder  105  may have a long narrow bar shape. The single pocket  103  may be disposed on a side of the front end of the holder  105 . The pocket  103  may be a portion that permits attachment of the insert  1  and opens into a front end surface of the holder  105 . Alternatively, the pocket  103  may also open into a side surface of the holder  105 . This may facilitate the attachment of the insert  1 . Specifically, the pocket  103  may include a seating surface parallel to a lower surface of the holder  105 , and a constraining side surface inclined relative to the seating surface. 
     The insert  1  may be located in the pocket  103 . The lower surface of the insert  1  may be directly contacted with the pocket  103 . Alternatively, a sheet may be disposed between the insert  1  and the pocket  103 . 
     The insert  1  may be attached so that the cutting edges may be protruded outward from the holder  105 . The insert  1  may be attached to the holder  105  by a clamping member  107  in a non-limiting embodiment. Specifically, a head part of the clamping member  107  may be pressed against an inner wall of the hole of the insert  1  so as to constrain the insert  1  in the pocket  103 . 
     For example, steel or cast iron may be usable for the holder  105 . Of these materials, steel may be used from the viewpoint of enhancing toughness of the holder  105 . 
     A non-limiting embodiment may have illustrated and described the cutting tools for use in a so-called turning process. Examples of the turning process may include inner diameter processing, outer diameter processing and grooving process. The cutting tools are not limited to ones which are used for the turning process. For example, the cutting inserts  1  in the above non-limiting embodiments may be used for a cutting tool for use in a milling process. 
     &lt;Method for Manufacturing Machined Product&gt; 
     A method for manufacturing a machined product in non-limiting embodiments of the present invention may be described below with reference to the drawings. 
     A machined product may be manufacturable by carrying out a cutting process of a workpiece  201 . The method for manufacturing a machined product in a non-limiting embodiment may include the following steps: 
     (1) rotating the workpiece  201 ; 
     (2) bringing the cutting tool  101  represented by the above non-limiting embodiment into contact with the workpiece  201  being rotated; and 
     (3) moving the cutting tool  101  away from the workpiece  201 . 
     More specifically, the workpiece  201  may be firstly rotated around an axis O 1 , and the cutting tool  101  may be relatively brought near the workpiece  201  as illustrated in  FIG. 15 . The workpiece  201  may be then cut out by bringing the cutting edge in the cutting tool  101  into contact with the workpiece  201  as illustrated in  FIG. 16 . Thereafter, the cutting tool  101  may be relatively moved away from the workpiece  201  as illustrated in  FIG. 17 . 
     In the above non-limiting embodiment, the cutting tool  101  may be brought near the workpiece  201  by moving the cutting tool  101  in a Y 1  direction in a state in which the axis O 1  is fixed and the workpiece  201  is rotated. In  FIG. 16 , the workpiece  201  may be cut out by bringing the cutting edge in the insert  1  into contact with the workpiece  201  being rotated, followed by movement in an X 1  direction. In  FIG. 17 , the cutting tool  101  may be moved away by moving the cutting tool  101  in a Y 2  direction in a state in which the workpiece  201  is rotated. 
     During the cutting process with the manufacturing method in a non-limiting embodiment, the cutting tool  101  may be brought into contact with the workpiece  201 , or the cutting tool  101  may be moved away from the workpiece  201  by moving the cutting tool  101  in each of the above steps. However, it is not intended to limit to this non-limiting embodiment. 
     For example, the workpiece  201  may be brought near the cutting tool  101  in the step ( 1 ). Similarly, the workpiece  201  may be moved away from the cutting tool  101  in the step ( 3 ). If desired to continue the cutting process, the step of bringing the cutting edge in the insert  1  into contact with different portions of the workpiece  201  may be repeated while keeping the workpiece  201  rotated. 
     Representative examples of material of the workpiece  201  may include carbon steel, alloy steel, stainless steel, cast iron and nonferrous metals. 
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               1  cutting insert (insert) 
               3  first corner 
               5   a  first side 
               5   b  second side 
               7  first surface 
               9  second surface 
               11  third surface 
               13  land surface 
               15  first land surface 
               17  second land surface 
               19  third land surface 
               21  fourth land surface 
               23  first cutting edge 
               25  second cutting edge 
               27  third cutting edge 
               29  fifth land surface 
               31  sixth land surface 
               33  seventh land surface 
               35  main body 
               37  cutting part 
               39  hole 
               101  cutting tool 
               103  pocket 
               105  holder 
               107  clamping member 
               201  workpiece
           P central axis of hole   W 1  width of first land surface   W 2  width of second land surface   W 3  width of third land surface