The invention discloses a pot-type carbon calciner in the field of carbon production, in particular to a pulling plate operating device for a pot-type carbon calciner. The pulling plate operating device comprises a pulling plate brick, a pulling plate seat brick and an operating hole, wherein a through hole is arranged on the pulling plate seat brick and communicated with a volatile component or hot air passage, a guide groove is arranged on the pulling plate seat brick, the pulling plate brick is put in the guide groove, a push-pull eyelet is arranged on the pulling plate brick, a bent hook at the hooked end of a screw tool hook is arranged in the push-pull eyelet and the screw tool hook extends out of the operating hole. The invention has the advantages that because no cold air is suckedinto the flame path, the stability of the negative pressure and the temperature field is ensured, and the quality of the calcining product can be guaranteed; the pulling plate operating device is easy to operate, is free from the radiation of high temperature in the flame path and is beneficial to improving the labor protection level of the operators; the push-pull eyelet on the pulling plate brick is not required to be aligned, the pulling plate brick can be drawn out or pushed in by rotating the spiral handle with least labor and time; and the pulling plate operating device is simple in structure, is economical and practical and is easy to implement.