Device and method for inspecting piston ring

Abstract

A piston-ring inspecting device includes a sensor unit (27) including a light emitting system (27a) that emits slit-like detection light toward an outer peripheral surface (Ps) of a piston (P) and an outer peripheral surface (2c) of a piston ring (2) and a light receiving image system (27b) that receives light reflected from the outer peripheral surfaces so as to form an image; an image calculating means that subjects image information obtained by the sensor unit to numerical processing and that calculates a tilt angle of the outer peripheral surface of the piston ring with respect to the outer peripheral surface of the piston; and a controller (30) including a judgment means that, based on arithmetical information obtained by the image calculating means and preset standard information, judges whether or not the piston ring has been fitted in a predetermined direction. Accordingly, an inspection can be performed without scanning, through a simple analysis process, in a short time, and with high accuracy.

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