The invention relates to an automatic detection device and method for the half chord length of a plate spring under a set load, and belongs to the technical field of plate spring detection.The automatic detection device comprises a device body, a
workbench and an oil cylinder are installed on the device body, a pressure head fixing base is fixed to the lower end of the oil cylinder, a
pressure sensor is fixed to the lower portion of the pressure head fixing base, and a pressure head A is installed below the
pressure sensor; a lower die plate is fixed above the
workbench, two sets of trolley assemblies are arranged on the lower die plate in a sliding mode, and the trolley assemblies support the plate spring through detection mandrels; the center of the lower template is connected with a positioning mandrel; a stay wire
encoder is arranged right behind the center of the lower die plate, a fixing block is further installed on the trolley
assembly, and the output end of the stay wire
encoder is fixed to the fixing block. A pressure head B is further included; the semi-chord length of the plate spring is obtained by reading the distance from the output end of the stay wire
encoder to the stay wire encoder, the semi-chord length parameter of the plate spring is specially detected in combination with the mechanical measurement unit, the precision error of manual measurement is eliminated, and the detection efficiency is improved.