Patent ID: 8758031
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: H01H,H01R,H02G,H02H,H05K

Abstract:
1. An electrical wiring device comprising: a housing assembly including a plurality of terminals configured to connect the device to an AC power source, the housing assembly further including a back body member coupled to a front cover member, the back body member further comprising at least one compartment, the at least one compartment including a separator member configured to divide the at least one compartment into at least one lower compartment and at least one upper compartment; at least one AC printed circuit board (PCB) assembly disposed under the separator member within the at least one lower compartment and including an AC power supply control circuit coupled to the plurality of terminals, the AC power supply control circuit being configured to conduct a power control signal based on at least one feedback parameter, the at least one AC PCB assembly further including an isolation interface circuit coupled to the AC power supply control circuit, the isolation interface circuit being configured to provide a modulated power signal based on the power control signal and provide a feedback signal corresponding to the at least one feedback parameter to the AC power supply control circuit; and at least one low voltage printed circuit board (PCB) assembly disposed over the separator member within the at least one upper compartment spaced apart from the at least one AC PCB assembly, the at least one low voltage PCB assembly including a universal serial bus (USB) charging interface circuit configured to convert the modulated power signal into a low voltage direct current (DC) charging signal, the at least one low voltage PCB assembly including at least one USB socket coupled to the USB charging interface circuit and accessible via the at least one USB aperture formed in the front cover member, the USB charging interface circuit being configured to provide the low voltage DC charging signal to at least one device-under-charge at a maximum predetermined charging current.