Turning tool and cutting insert therefor

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cutting insert (1) for a turning tool, the cutting insert comprising a first side surface (2) including a first rake surface (11) and a second side surface (3) including a second rake surface (12), the first and second side surfaces being disposed opposite each other and facing in opposite directions. The cutting insert comprises an outer peripheral surface (4) connecting the first side surface (2) and the second side surface (3), the outer peripheral surface (4) comprising a first flank surface (7) and a second flank surface (8). The first cutting edge (5) is disposed at the intersection between the first flank face (7) and the first rake face (11), and the second cutting edge (6) is disposed at the intersection between the second flank face (8) and the second rake face (12), the first cutting edge (5) comprising a first nose cutting edge (51), and the second cutting edge (6) comprising a second nose cutting edge (61). When the cutting insert (1) is viewed in plan view on the first or second side (2, 3), a first line (r1) extending from the geometric center (GC) of the cutting insert (1) to the center (C1) of the first nose cutting edge (51) forms an insert angle (α) with a second line (r2) extending from the geometric center (GC) of the cutting insert (1) to the center (C2) of the second nose cutting edge (61). The cutting insert (1) has only two cutting edges (5, 6), each including a nose cutting edge (51, 61), and the insert angle (α) is 90° to 175°. The present invention also relates to a turning tool (10) equipped with such a cutting insert.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to metal cutting, and in particular to turning operations in which a turning tool is used to machine a rotating workpiece. [Background technology]

[0002] In the field of metal cutting, turning tools may be used to machine the surface of a rotating workpiece, for example the inner surface of a hole in the workpiece. In such machining operations, the tool may extend along a central axis that is parallel to the axis of rotation of the workpiece.

[0003] For example, cutting inserts made of cemented carbide or other wear-resistant materials are generally placed at the front of a turning tool. Cutting inserts often include multiple cutting edges so that the cutting insert is indexable, i.e., so that different cutting edges can be positioned in operative or inoperative positions depending on how the cutting insert is attached to the insert seat. Such indexable cutting inserts are symmetrical in top view, meaning that the cutting insert can be indexed by a predetermined angle (e.g., 180° for a twice-indexable cutting insert) and still fit into the insert seat. As an example, one type of indexable cutting insert that can be used for turning is a diamond-shaped, double-sided cutting insert, i.e., one with four cutting edges. Using indexable cutting inserts can increase tool life and, therefore, cost efficiency.

[0004] When machining the interior of a hole in a rotating workpiece, it may be desirable to use a large radial depth of cut. In these cases, the cutting insert must extend radially outward from the turning tool body. However, when using indexable cutting inserts, it may be difficult to achieve a large radial extension outward from the tool body due to space limitations, especially for small turning tools.

[0005] Therefore, there is a need for improved tools for internal turning where large radial depths of cut are required. Summary of the Invention

[0006] It is an object of the present invention to alleviate the drawbacks of the prior art and to provide a turning tool and indexable cutting insert suitable for internal turning applications requiring large radial depths of cut.

[0007]

[0006] Thus, according to a first aspect, the present invention relates to a cutting insert for a turning tool, the cutting insert comprising: a first side surface including a first rake surface; and a second side surface including a second rake surface, the first and second side surfaces being opposite each other and facing in opposite directions; an outer peripheral surface connecting the first and second side surfaces, the outer peripheral surface including a first flank surface and a second flank surface; a first cutting edge disposed at an intersection between the first flank surface and the first rake surface; and a second cutting edge disposed at an intersection between the second flank surface and the second rake surface. The first cutting edge comprises a first nose cutting edge, and the second cutting edge comprises a second nose cutting edge. When the cutting insert is viewed in plan view on the first or second side, a first line extending from the geometric center of the cutting insert to the center of the first nose cutting edge forms an insert angle α with a second line extending from the geometric center of the cutting insert to the center of the second nose cutting edge. The cutting insert has only two cutting edges, each including a nose cutting edge, and the insert angle α is between 90° and 175°.

[0008] The inventors have discovered that such indexable cutting inserts, which are asymmetric in plan view, can be mounted within a turning tool body so as to have minimal radial extension into the tool body but significant radial extension outward from the tool body, thus providing a large radial depth of cut. Within the tool body, such cutting inserts extend primarily in the axial direction of the tool body. Indexing the cutting insert 180° while flipping it over repositions the first and second cutting edges into their respective operative and inoperative positions.

[0009] A "turning tool" should be understood as a cutting tool used to machine a rotating workpiece. Such a tool is sometimes referred to as a boring bar in the context of machining the inner surface of a hole in a rotating workpiece. The central axis of such a turning tool is parallel to, but typically not coaxial with, the axis of rotation of the workpiece, and the turning tool can be moved radially within the hole to engage the surface of the workpiece. This allows various internal profiles of the hole to be machined by varying the radial displacement between the turning tool and the axis of rotation of the workpiece.

[0010] The term "cutting edge," as used herein, unless otherwise specified, should be understood as a combination of cutting edge segments that together form a complete cutting edge, potentially including multiple cutting edge segments, such as a nose edge, a major cutting edge, and a minor cutting edge. According to the present disclosure, a cutting insert having exactly two cutting edges is twice indexable, and each cutting edge may include not only a nose edge but also a major cutting edge and a minor cutting edge. As an example, the major cutting edge may extend from one end of the nose edge, and the minor cutting edge may extend from the other end of the nose edge. Thus, as an example, a cutting insert according to the present invention may include a first cutting edge including a first major cutting edge, a first minor cutting edge, and a first nose edge, and a second cutting edge including a second major cutting edge, a second minor cutting edge, and a second nose edge.

[0011] Each of the first and second major and minor cutting edges may be linear in a plan view of the first or second side. Each of the first and second nose edges may be convexly curved in a plan view, i.e., preferably arc-shaped. Thus, in such a view, each nose edge may be formed, for example, by a single radius connecting the major cutting edge to the minor cutting edge. Alternatively, each nose edge may include multiple curved segments of different radii, and possibly linear or substantially linear segments, for example, to form a so-called wiper cutting edge. The center of the nose edge is a point along the nose edge that is midway between the respective end points of the nose edge, for example, a point at which the distance along the nose edge to the major cutting edge is the same as the distance along the nose edge to the minor cutting edge.

[0012] The first and second side surfaces may generally extend in respective first and second planes that are parallel to one another. The first and second side surfaces may be flat surfaces, but may also include various geometric formations, including, for example, recesses or protrusions, to vary the cutting geometry and improve chip breakage. The first and second rake faces formed on the first and second side surfaces, respectively, face in opposite or substantially opposite directions. The first and second side surfaces may include one or more portions that act as contact surfaces positioned to abut corresponding support surfaces of the insert seat of the turning tool.

[0013] The central axis of the cutting insert extends from the first side to the second side, through the geometric center of the cutting insert, and perpendicular to the first and second planes in which the respective first and second side surfaces generally extend. The cutting insert may include through holes opening into the first and second side surfaces and usable for fastening the cutting insert into an insert seat in the tool body using a fastening element such as a screw. The through holes may extend along the central axis of the cutting insert and may be circular in a cross section perpendicular to the central axis.

[0014] The flank surface may be parallel to the central axis of the cutting insert, i.e., the cutting insert may have a negative base shape. Alternatively, the cutting insert may have a positive base shape, meaning that the flank surface extends at a non-zero clearance angle relative to the central axis of the cutting insert.

[0015] The cutting insert according to the invention is primarily intended for and adapted to longitudinal turning, i.e. turning in which the feed direction is parallel to the axis of rotation of the workpiece, in which the main cutting edge may be arranged to function as a turning working edge and the nose cutting edge is arranged to produce a surface that is cylindrical or concentric with the axis of rotation of the metalwork.

[0016] In some embodiments, each nose cutting edge is formed such that, when the insert is viewed in plan view on the first or second side, tangents at the centers of each of the first and second nose cutting edges intersect each other at an angle less than 90° but greater than 5°, for example, an angle in the range of 5 to 85°.

[0017] According to some embodiments, the insert angle α between the first line and the second line is between 110° and 160°. The insert angle α may for example be between 120° and 140°, such as at or about 130°.

[0018] According to some embodiments, the first main cutting edge extends from the first nose edge in a direction approaching the second nose edge, and the second main cutting edge extends from the second nose edge in a direction approaching the first nose edge.

[0019] According to some embodiments, the distance from the first main cutting edge to the second side surface decreases with increasing distance from the first nose edge, and the distance from the second main cutting edge to the first side surface decreases with increasing distance from the second nose edge. Thus, according to such embodiments, in a side view of the cutting insert, the main cutting edges do not extend parallel to the first and second side surfaces but are angled away from their respective nose edges.

[0020] According to some embodiments, the first flank comprises a first major flank adjacent to the first major cutting edge, the second flank comprises a second major flank adjacent to the second major cutting edge, and the first major flank and second major flank are adjacent to each other.

[0021] The first and second major flanks may lie on a common flat sub-surface of the peripheral surface. Such a design may have various advantages, such as increasing the potential effective length of each main cutting edge.

[0022] The first bisector extending from the first nose edge midway between the first major cutting edge and the first minor cutting edge does not extend parallel to the second bisector extending from the second nose edge midway between the second major cutting edge and the second minor cutting edge when viewed in plan view of the first or second side. Instead, the first and second bisectors form a bisector angle δ that is less than 180° when viewed in plan view of the first or second side. The bisector angle δ can, but does not necessarily, correspond to the insert angle α. For example, the bisector angle δ may be between 90° and 175°, e.g., between 110° and 150°. Thus, the bisector angle δ may be between 120° and 130°, e.g., 125°.

[0023] The cutting insert has a maximum thickness measured from the first side to the second side in a direction parallel to the central axis of the cutting insert. According to some embodiments, the first and second flank surfaces adjacent the first and second nose cutting edges, respectively, each have an extension length in a direction parallel to the central axis that is less than 75% of the maximum thickness of the cutting insert. This allows for increased clearance against machined surfaces in internal turning operations without compromising the strength of the cutting insert.

[0024] According to another aspect, the present invention relates to a turning tool comprising a tool body including a first insert seat in which a cutting insert according to any of the embodiments disclosed herein is mounted.

[0025] The turning tool may be configured to machine a metal workpiece and may include a front end to which a cutting insert is attached and a rear end adapted to be clamped directly or indirectly to a machine interface of a machine tool such as a computer numerically controlled (CNC) lathe.

[0026] Thus, according to some embodiments, the tool body has a front end, a rear end, and a tool body central axis extending from the front end to the rear end, and the first insert seat and cutting insert are arranged such that a first line extending from the geometric center of the cutting insert to the center of the first nose cutting edge extends forward from the geometric center of the cutting insert in a direction inclined by a first inclination angle β1 with respect to the tool body central axis, and a second line extending from the geometric center of the cutting insert to the center of the second nose cutting edge extends rearward from the geometric center of the cutting insert in a direction inclined by a second inclination angle β2 with respect to the tool body central axis, the second inclination angle β2 being less than 30°, and the first inclination angle β1 being at least 5° greater than the second inclination angle β2.

[0027] As used herein, the "rear" and "forward" directions refer to directions along the tool body central axis that have at least a rearward and a forward component, respectively. Thus, when the cutting insert is installed in the first seat, the center of the first nose cutting edge is forward of the geometric center of the cutting insert, and the center of the second nose cutting edge is rearward of the geometric center of the cutting insert. If the cutting insert is turned upside down in the seat and indexed 180 degrees, i.e., indexed so that the second cutting edge is in the operative position, the relationship is clearly reversed, and the center of the second nose cutting edge is forward of the geometric center of the cutting insert, and the center of the first nose cutting edge is rearward of the geometric center of the cutting insert.

[0028] In this configuration, the cutting insert mounted to the tool body has overall extension in two primary directions: axially along the central axis of the tool body, and radially outward from the tool body. Thus, even with a large radial extension from the tool body, the cutting insert does not require much space within the tool body, at least not in a direction perpendicular to the central axis of the tool body.

[0029] Such configuration may also be expressed in terms of the radial distance between the geometric center of the cutting insert and the respective first and second nose cutting edges when the cutting insert is mounted in the tool body.

[0030] Thus, according to some embodiments, the radial distance (relative to the tool body central axis) from the geometric center of the cutting insert to the center of the first nose edge is at least twice the radial distance from the geometric center of the cutting insert to the center of the second nose edge, as measured from a line parallel to the tool body central axis and passing through the geometric center of the cutting insert in a direction perpendicular to the tool body central axis.

[0031] Furthermore, the cutting insert, when mounted in the insert seat, has a maximum inward radial extension and a maximum outward radial extension. In other words, when mounted in the insert seat, the cutting insert has a maximum outward radial extension measured in a direction perpendicular to the tool body central axis from a line parallel to the tool body central axis and passing through the geometric center of the cutting insert to the radially most distal point of the cutting insert, and a maximum inward radial extension measured in a direction perpendicular to the tool body central axis from a line parallel to the tool body central axis and passing through the geometric center of the cutting insert to the radially most proximal point of the cutting insert.

[0032] Such maximum outward radial extension is preferably greater than the maximum inward radial extension. According to some embodiments, the maximum outward radial extension may be at least 50% greater than the maximum inward radial extension.

[0033] The seat for receiving the cutting insert may be located at the front end of the tool body, or more precisely within the tool body at the interface between the front end and the outer circumferential surface of the tool body.

[0034] According to some embodiments, the turning tool body includes a second seat in which the second cutting insert is mounted, the first and second insert seats being located on opposite or substantially opposite sides of the tool body central axis.

[0035] The first and second cutting inserts cannot be engaged simultaneously in the cutting process. Nevertheless, such a turning tool having two cutting inserts can provide increased productivity because the inserts can be used sequentially in the cutting process, potentially reducing the number of tool changes required to machine a particular component. As an example, a first cutting insert may be used when machining forward into a hole in a rotating workpiece, and a second cutting insert may be used when machining backward out of the hole.

[0036] For such turning tools having two cutting inserts, the available space within the tool body in a direction perpendicular to the tool body central axis is very limited, especially for small turning tools, and therefore the design according to the present disclosure is particularly advantageous.

[0037] The solution will now be explained in more detail by means of exemplary embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0038] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view of a cutting insert according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 2] FIG. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a side view of the cutting insert as seen from the direction shown in FIG. 2. [Figure 4] FIG. 3 is a side view of the cutting insert as seen from the direction shown in FIG. 2. [Figure 5] FIG. 3 is a side view of the cutting insert as seen from the direction shown in FIG. 2. [Figure 6] 6 shows a turning tool according to an embodiment of the present invention, including a cutting insert according to FIGS. 1 to 5. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of the front of the turning tool of FIG. 6. [Figure 8] 8 shows the front of the turning tool body shown in FIGS. 6-7 with the cutting insert removed. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0039] All figures are schematic and not necessarily to scale, generally showing only the parts necessary to explain the respective embodiments, other parts may be omitted or merely suggested. Unless otherwise indicated, like reference symbols refer to like parts in different figures.

[0040] Next, a cutting insert 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

[0041] The cutting insert 1 has a first side surface 2, a second side surface 3, and an outer peripheral surface 4 connecting the first and second side surfaces 2, 3. The first and second side surfaces 2, 3 face in opposite directions and extend in respective planes that are generally parallel to each other. A central axis L (shown in FIG. 5) extends from the first side surface 2 to the second side surface 3 and is perpendicular to the parallel planes in which the first and second side surfaces 2, 3 generally extend. The central axis L passes through a geometric center GC of the cutting insert. The through hole 13 extends along the central axis L.

[0042] The outer peripheral surface 4 has a first flank 7 and a second flank 8. The first side surface 2 has a first rake face 11, and the second side surface 3 has a second rake face 12. A first cutting edge 5 is formed at the boundary between the first flank 7 and the first rake face 11. A second cutting edge 6 is formed at the boundary between the second flank 8 and the second rake face 12.

[0043] The first cutting edge 5 has a first nose cutting edge 51, a first major cutting edge 52, and a first minor cutting edge 53. Thus, the first flank 7 also includes a first nose flank 71, a first major flank 72, and a first minor flank 73 (shown in FIG. 4 ).

[0044] In a corresponding manner, the second cutting edge 6 includes a second nose cutting edge 61, a second major cutting edge 62, and a second minor cutting edge 63, and the second flank 8 includes a second nose flank 81, a second major flank 82, and a second minor flank 83 (shown in FIG. 3 ).

[0045] The flanks 7 and 8 are parallel to the central axis L.

[0046] FIG. 2 is a top view of the cutting insert 1, i.e., a plan view of the first side surface 2. As shown in FIG. 2, when viewed in this plan view, a first line r1 extending from the geometric center GC of the cutting insert to the center C1 of the first nose cutting edge 51 forms an insert angle α with a second line r2 extending from the geometric center GC of the cutting insert to the center C2 of the second nose cutting edge 61. The angle α is less than 180° and is preferably between 90° and 175°. In the illustrated embodiment, the angle α is approximately 130°. Thus, the cutting insert 1 is asymmetric with respect to the central axis L.

[0047] Each of the first and second nose cutting edges 51 and 61 is convexly curved in plan view, as best seen in Figure 2, and the first and second major and minor cutting edges 52, 53, 62, 63 are straight in such view. Thus, the first and second major and minor flanks 72, 73, 82, 83 are flat surfaces, and the nose flanks 71, 81 are convex surfaces, each defined by a single radius connecting the respective major and minor flanks. In side view, the first and second major and minor cutting edges 52, 53, 62, 63 are angled away from the first and second nose cutting edges 51, 61, respectively.

[0048] 3-5, the distance from the first major cutting edge 52 to the second side surface 3 decreases with increasing distance from the first nose cutting edge 51, and the distance from the second major cutting edge 62 to the first side surface 2 decreases with increasing distance from the second nose cutting edge 61. Correspondingly, the distance from the first minor cutting edge 53 to the second side surface 3 decreases with increasing distance from the first nose cutting edge 51, and the distance from the second minor cutting edge 63 to the first side surface 2 decreases with increasing distance from the second nose cutting edge 61.

[0049] The first major clearance surface 72 and the second major clearance surface 82 are adjacent to each other and lie on the same planar sub-surface of the outer peripheral surface 4, as best seen in FIG.

[0050] In the illustrated embodiment, the length of extension h of each of the first and second flanks 7, 8 adjacent the respective first and second nose cutting edges 51, 61 in a direction parallel to the central axis L, i.e., the extension of each of the first and second nose flanks 71 and 81, is much less than the total thickness t of the cutting insert. In this embodiment, the extension length h is about 70% of the total thickness t.

[0051] 6-8 illustrate a turning tool 10 including a tool body 20 according to one embodiment of the present invention. The tool body 20 has a leading end 21, a trailing end 22, and a tool body central axis C extending longitudinally through the tool body from the leading end 21 to the trailing end 22. A tool body outer circumferential surface 23 connects the leading end 21 and the trailing end 22. The tool body outer circumferential surface 23 is formed with flutes 26 for chip evacuation. As best seen in FIG. 8, the tool body 20 further includes a first insert seat 24 and a second insert seat 25 formed at the interface between the leading end 21 and the tool body outer circumferential surface 23. The first and second insert seats 24, 25 are located on opposite sides of the tool body central axis C. A threaded hole 27 is located in each of the insert seats 24, 25. The cutting insert 1 according to FIGS. 1-5 is mounted in the first seat 24 using a screw 28 extending through the through hole 13 of the cutting insert 1 and into the threaded hole 27 of the first seat 24. A second cutting insert 30 is similarly mounted in the second seat 25. The second cutting insert 30 is of a different type and is used in a different machining operation. For example, in this embodiment, the turning tool 10 may be controlled in a forward direction, e.g., when machining a hole in the workpiece, so that the second cutting insert 30 first engages the surface of a rotating workpiece (not shown), and then the turning tool 10 may be controlled in a reverse direction, e.g., when machining a hole out of the workpiece, so that the first cutting insert 1 engages the workpiece.

[0052] As best seen in FIG. 7 , the first seat 24 is formed such that, when the cutting insert 1 is installed in the seat 24 and the first cutting edge 5 is in the active (operating) position, a first line r1 extends forward from the geometric center GC of the cutting insert 1 in a direction inclined by a first inclination angle β1 relative to the tool body central axis C, and a second line r2 extends rearward from the geometric center GC of the cutting insert 1 in a direction inclined by a second inclination angle β2 relative to the tool body central axis C. The second inclination angle β2 is less than 30°, and the first inclination angle β1 is at least 5° greater than the second inclination angle β2. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 6-8 , the second inclination angle β2 is approximately 5°, and the first inclination angle β1 is approximately 55°.

[0053] In this configuration, the cutting insert 1 has a major extension axially of the tool body as well as radially outward from the tool body, but the extension of the cutting insert into the tool body 20 in a direction perpendicular to the central axis C is fairly small.

[0054] Another way to express such a configuration is by comparing the radial distance d1 from the center C1 of the first nose cutting edge 51 to the geometric center GC of the cutting insert to the radial distance d2 from the center C2 of the second nose cutting edge 61 to the geometric center GC of the cutting insert. Distance d1 should be at least twice distance d2. In the illustrated embodiment, distance d1 is approximately eight times distance d2.

[0055] Furthermore, when mounted in the insert seat 24, the cutting insert 1 has a maximum inward radial extension to the cutting insert's radially most proximal point and a maximum outward radial extension to the cutting insert's radially most distal point, such extension being measured along a direction parallel to the tool body central axis C and perpendicular to the tool body central axis C from a line passing through the cutting insert's geometric center GC. It should be noted that such radially most distal and proximal points of the cutting insert 1 are not the centers C1, C2 of the first and second nose cutting edges, respectively, as can be seen in FIG. 7.

[0056] According to the invention, the maximum outward radial extension is preferably greater than the maximum inward radial extension, and in the illustrated embodiment, the maximum outward radial extension is about 80% greater than the maximum inward radial extension.

[0057] While the above description contains a number of specificities, these should not be construed as limiting the scope of the concepts described herein, but rather as merely providing illustrations of a number of exemplary embodiments of the concepts described. It will be understood that the scope of the concepts described herein fully encompasses other embodiments that may become apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art, and thus the scope of the concepts described herein should not be limited.

Claims

1. A cutting insert (1) for a turning tool, said cutting insert comprising: a first side surface (2) including a first rake face (11) and a second side surface (3) including a second rake face (12), the first side surface (2) and the second side surface (3) being disposed opposite each other and facing in opposite directions; an outer peripheral surface (4) connecting the first side surface (2) and the second side surface (3), the outer peripheral surface (4) including a first flank surface (7) and a second flank surface (8); a first cutting edge (5) located at the intersection between the first flank surface (7) and the first rake surface (11); a second cutting edge (6) disposed at the intersection between the second flank surface (8) and the second rake surface (12); the first cutting edge (5) comprises a first nose cutting edge (51), the second cutting edge (6) comprises a second nose cutting edge (61), when the cutting insert (1) is viewed in a plan view of the first side surface (2) or the second side surface (3), a first line (r1) extending from a geometric center (GC) of the cutting insert (1) to a center (C1) of the first nose cutting edge (51) forms an insert angle (α) with a second line (r2) extending from the geometric center (GC) of the cutting insert (1) to a center (C2) of the second nose cutting edge (61), the cutting insert (1) has only two cutting edges (5, 6), each cutting edge comprising a nose cutting edge (51, 61), and the insert angle (α) is between 90° and 175°.

2. The cutting insert according to claim 1 , wherein the insert angle (α) is between 110° and 160°.

3. 3. The cutting insert according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first cutting edge (5) comprises a first major cutting edge (52), the second cutting edge (6) comprises a second major cutting edge (62), the first major cutting edge (52) extends from the first nose cutting edge (51) in a direction approaching the second nose cutting edge (61), and the second major cutting edge (62) extends from the second nose cutting edge (61) in a direction approaching the first nose cutting edge (51).

4. 4. The cutting insert according to claim 3, wherein a distance from the first major cutting edge (52) to the second side surface (3) decreases with increasing distance from the first nose cutting edge (51), and a distance from the second major cutting edge (62) to the first side surface (2) decreases with increasing distance from the second nose cutting edge (61).

5. 5. The cutting insert according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the first flank (7) comprises a first major flank (72) adjacent to the first major cutting edge (52), and the second flank (8) comprises a second major flank (82) adjacent to the second major cutting edge (62), and the first major flank (72) and the second major flank (82) are adjacent to each other.

6. The cutting insert according to claim 5, wherein the first major flank (72) and the second major flank (82) lie on a common flat sub-surface of the outer peripheral surface (4).

7. A turning tool (10) comprising a tool body (20) including a first insert seat (24) in which a cutting insert (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 6 is mounted.

8. The tool body includes: a front end (21); a rear end (22); a tool body central axis (C) extending from the front end (21) to the rear end (22); 8. The turning tool according to claim 7, wherein the first insert seat (24) and the cutting insert (1) are arranged such that the first line (r1) extends forward from the geometric center (GC) of the cutting insert (1) in a direction inclined by a first inclination angle (β1) relative to the tool body central axis (C) and the second line (r2) extends rearward from the geometric center (GC) of the cutting insert (1) in a direction inclined by a second inclination angle (β2) relative to the tool body central axis (C), wherein the second inclination angle (β2) is less than 30° and the first inclination angle (β1) is at least 5° greater than the second inclination angle (β2).

9. 9. The turning tool according to claim 7 or 8, wherein, with respect to a tool body central axis (C), a radial distance (d1) from the geometric center (GC) of the cutting insert (1) to the center (C1) of the first nose cutting edge (51) is at least twice a radial distance (d2) from the geometric center (GC) of the cutting insert (1) to the center (C2) of the second nose cutting edge (61).

10. 10. The turning tool according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the turning tool body (20) includes a second insert seat (25) in which a second cutting insert (30) is mounted, and the first insert seat (24) and the second insert seat (25) are located on opposite or substantially opposite sides with respect to a tool body central axis (C).

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