LID OPENING AND CLOSING DEVICE OF ELECTRIC PRESSURE RICE COOKER

PURPOSE: A lid opening and closing device make it easy to open and close a lid of a rice cooker and prevent safety accident due to the exposure of a handle. CONSTITUTION: A lid opening and closing device comprises a handle(50), a lever(61), a rotary disk(70), locking lever operators(80) and a locking lever(90). The handle(50) is rotatably installed on the upper part of a rice cooker lid(40). The lever(61) is rotatably installed and connected with a central shaft of the handle(50). The rotary disk(70) is rotatably installed inside the rice cooker lid(40) and connected with one end of the lever(61). The multiple locking lever operators(80) are formed around the rotary disk(70) with certain gaps. The locking lever(90) has one end inserted into the locking lever operators(80) and the other end hooked by a hooking step(32) formed around the upper end of an inner pot(31) to open and close an inner pot lid(41). The handle(50) is rotated to detach the inner pot(31) from the inner pot lid(41).