US Patent 9872582 Electric pressure cooker

An electric pressure cooker is provided, including a cooker body (1); a cooker cover (2) having a closing state and an opening state, wherein the cooker cover (2) is rotatable with respect to the cooker body (1) between a sealing position and an unsealing position in the closing state; a micro-switch assembly (3) disposed on the cooker body (1) and adapted to switch between an OFF state in which the micro-switch assembly (3) electrically disconnects the electric pressure cooker from an external power source and an ON state in which the micro-switch assembly (3) electrically connects the electric pressure cooker with the external power source, wherein the micro-switch assembly (3) is in the ON state when the cooker cover (2) is in the opening state or at the sealing position.