Patent ID: 7641422

Claim:
A cutting tool for parting and grooving operations, comprising: a coupling part, which is intended for mounting the cutting tool in a machine tool, and a tool head detachably connected to the coupling part, the tool head comprising: a basic holder part, and a blade part, the blade part including two opposing planar surfaces that are separated by a depth that is shorter than the length and width dimensions of the two opposing planar surfaces, and wherein the depth of the blade part is horizontally transverse to a longitudinal direction of the blade part, wherein in a front portion of the blade part, an insert pocket is formed, in which a cutting insert is fastenable, and in a back portion, which is opposite in the longitudinal direction from the front portion, the blade part is joined to the basic holder part, wherein the cutting tool includes means for supplying cooling agent to the cutting insert, and wherein said cooling agent supplying means includes a tube member, which is mounted in a recess, which is horizontally transverse to the longitudinal direction of the blade part and arranged in the tool head, the tube member having an inlet for connection to a cooling agent source and an outlet for leading the cooling agent in a direction towards the cutting insert.