Patent ID: 7100298

Claim:
A step and gap measuring instrument, comprising: a case body; a spindle disposed on the case body, said spindle defining an axis and being disposed on the case body so as to be movable in an axial direction; a contact point being disposed at one end of the spindle and abutting a workpiece; a retainer that retains the case body in a predetermined posture; a displacement detector that detects displacement of the spindle; and a display that displays the displacement detected by the displacement detector, wherein: the contact point is provided with a step measuring portion and a gap measuring portion which abut the workpiece; the gap measuring portion is formed into a shape that contains one contour line and an other contour line that abut the workpiece during gap measurement; the one contour line extends parallel to the axial direction of the spindle; the other contour line is a straight line that forms an angle with the one contour line; and the step measuring portion is formed at an intersection of an extension of the one contour line and an extension of the other contour line.