An appliance circuitry housing is designed so a circuit board can be attached directly to the housing interior with circuit board electric terminals being accessible from the housing exterior. An integral door on the housing exterior can be pivoted to a closed position over the electric terminals an
An appliance circuitry housing is designed so a circuit board can be attached directly to the housing interior with circuit board electric terminals being accessible from the housing exterior. An integral door on the housing exterior can be pivoted to a closed position over the electric terminals and connected plugs. A plurality of housing legs with slots engage in openings in the appliance to secure the housing to the appliance. A resilient latch on the housing exterior holds the housing in its attached position to the appliance.
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What is claimed is: 1. An appliance control circuitry housing comprising: a wall having an exterior surface and an opposite interior surface, the interior surface facing toward an interior volume of the housing; a circuit board holding mechanism that projects from the wall interior surface into the
What is claimed is: 1. An appliance control circuitry housing comprising: a wall having an exterior surface and an opposite interior surface, the interior surface facing toward an interior volume of the housing; a circuit board holding mechanism that projects from the wall interior surface into the housing interior volume; a circuit board in engagement with the circuit board holding mechanism and held to the wall interior surface by the circuit board holding mechanism; at least one electric terminal opening extending through the wall; an electric terminal on the circuit board that is positioned in the electric terminal opening where the electric terminal is accessible from the wall exterior surface; the wall being a back wall of the terminal housing; a side wall connected to the back wall and projecting outwardly from the back wall interior surface at an angle relative to the back wall; the electric terminal opening also extending through the side wall. 2. The housing of claim 1, further comprising: a door connected to the housing by a hinge that enables the door to move between a closed position and an opened position of the door relative to the housing where in the closed position the door covers over the electric terminal opening and the electric terminal so that the electric terminal is not accessible from the wall exterior surface and in the opened position the door is displaced from both the electric terminal opening and the electric terminal and the electric terminal is accessible from the wall exterior surface. 3. The housing of claim 1, further comprising: a door connected to the side wall by a hinge that enables the door to move between a closed position and an opened position of the door relative to the side wall where in the closed position the door covers over the electric terminal opening and the electric terminal so that the electric terminal is not accessible through the side wall and in the opened position the door is displaced from both the electric terminal opening and the electric terminal and the electric terminal is accessible through the side wall. 4. An appliance control circuitry housing comprising: a wall having an exterior surface and an opposite interior surface, the interior surface facing toward an interior volume of the housing; the wall having an electric terminal opening extending through the wall; a circuit board mounted to the wall interior surface inside the housing interior volume; an electric terminal on the circuit board that is positioned in the wall electric terminal opening where the electric terminal is accessible from the wall exterior surface; the electric terminal opening in the wall being one of a plurality of electric terminal openings extending through the wall; the electric terminal on the circuit board being one of a plurality of electric terminals on the circuit board with each electric terminal being positioned in a wall electric terminal opening where each electric terminal is accessible from the wall exterior surface. 5. The housing of claim 4, further comprising: a door connected to the housing by a hinge that enables the door to move between a closed position and an opened position of the door relative to the housing where in the closed position the door overlaps the wall exterior surface and covers over the electric terminal opening and the electric terminal so that the electric terminal is not accessible from the wall exterior surface and in the opened position the door is displaced from both the electric terminal opening and the electric terminal and the electric terminal is accessible from the wall exterior surface. 6. The housing of claim 5, further comprising: the door having an interior surface and an opposite exterior surface, the door interior surface overlaps and opposes the wall exterior surface when the door is in the closed position. 7. The housing of claim 6, further comprising: a projection projecting outwardly from the wall exterior surface at a position where the projection engages against an edge of the door when the door is in the closed position and holds the door in the closed position. 8. An appliance and control circuitry housing comprising: the housing having an exterior surface and an opposite interior surface, the housing having an interior volume with the housing interior surface facing toward the housing interior volume; a slot on the housing exterior surface; a resilient latch on the housing exterior surface, a resiliency of the latch enabling the latch to be movable between a first, at-rest position of the latch relative to the housing and a second, biased position of the latch relative to the housing where the resiliency of the latch biases the latch back toward the first, at-rest position from the second, biased position; and first and second edges on the appliance, the first and second edges being positioned on the appliance where the first edge engages in the slot and the second edge engages against the latch in the first position of the latch and holds the housing to the appliance. 9. The appliance and housing of claim 8, further comprising: the resiliency of the latch biasing the latch against the second edge and holding the slot on the first edge. 10. The appliance and motor control housing of claim 8, further comprising: the first edge bordering part of an opening in the appliance and the second edge bordering part of an opening in the appliance. 11. An appliance and control circuitry housing comprising: the housing having an exterior surface and an opposite interior surface, the housing having an interior volume with the housing interior surface facing toward the housing interior volume; a slot on the housing exterior surface; a resilient latch on the housing exterior surface, the latch being movable between a first, at-rest position and a second, biased position where resiliency of the latch biases the latch back toward the first, at-rest position; first and second edges on the appliance, the first edge engaging in the slot and the second edge engaging against the latch and holding the housing to the appliance; a plurality of legs projecting from the housing exterior surface; the slot being one of a plurality of slots in the plurality of legs; a plurality of openings in the appliance; the first edge being one of a plurality of first edges that border a part of each of the plurality of openings; and the plurality of legs being inserted into the plurality of openings with the slot in each leg receiving the first edge of the opening the leg is inserted into. 12. An appliance and control circuitry housing comprising: the housing having an exterior surface and an opposite interior surface, the housing having an interior volume with the housing interior surface facing toward the housing interior volume; a slot on the housing exterior surface; a resilient latch on the housing exterior surface, the latch being movable between a first, at-rest position and a second, biased position where resiliency of the latch biases the latch back toward the first, at-rest position; first and second edges on the appliance, the first edge engaging in the slot and the second edge engaging against the latch and holding the housing to the appliance; and, a leg projecting from the housing exterior surface and the slot being in the leg. 13. The appliance and motor control housing of claim 12, further comprising: a first opening in the appliance and the first edge bordering a part of the first opening; and the leg projecting from the housing into the first opening with the first edge extending into the slot in the leg. 14. The appliance and motor control housing of claim 13, further comprising: a second opening in the appliance that is separate from the first opening and the second edge bordering a part of the second opening; and the latch projecting from the housing into the second opening. 15. The appliance and motor control housing of claim 13, further comprising: the first opening being a hole in the appliance, the hole having first and second sections with the first section having an area that is smaller than the second section; the first edge being part of an edge that borders the hole with the first edge bordering part of the first section of the hole; the leg being inserted into the second section of the hole and being moved into the first section of the hole where the first edge engages in the slot in the leg. 16. The appliance and motor control housing of claim 14, further comprising: the first opening having a smaller area than an area of the second opening. 17. The appliance and motor control housing of claim 14, further comprising: the first and second openings being connected to each other.
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