Conductive-wire position inspecting method and device

A conductive-wire position inspecting method for inspecting positions of a plurality of conductive wires inserted into a slot of a stator core and arranged in a radial direction of the stator core, the method comprising:

• a disposing step of disposing a reference body so that the reference body and the conductive wires projecting from the slot are arranged along a line in the radial direction of the stator core;
• an imaging step of imaging the conductive wires and the reference body with an imaging device;
• a calculating step of finding a deviation amount of each of the conductive wires with respect to a reference line drawn from the reference body and extended along the radial direction of the stator core, based on an image obtained by the imaging device;
• and
• a determining step of, if the deviation amount found in the calculating step falls within a permissible range, determining the position of the conductive wire to be acceptable.