Fixing member and cutting tool

Abstract

Provided are a fixing member and a cutting tool capable of pressing and fixing a cutting insert to a tool body in a stable state without defects such as wear and deformation. A fixing member pressing and fixing a cutting insert disposed on an insert mounting part of a tool body includes a fixing member body configured to be fastened to a fixing member mounting part of the tool body and a pressing portion that is provided to the fixing member body and configured to press the cutting insert when the fixing member body is fastened to the tool body, wherein in the pressing portion, a bulging portion having an outer shape, in which a cross-sectional view in a direction orthogonal to a width direction of the fixing member body is curved in an arc shape, is formed along the width direction of the fixing member body.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.