Patent ID: 8794997

Claim:
A wall outlet type USB hub with independent charging function for mounting on a wall at a predetermined location, comprising: a mounting case including: a rear case portion being mounted to the predetermined location on the wall and having a peripheral wall enclosing a receiving space therein, and the peripheral wall defining a first opening facing toward an outer side of the wall; and a front case portion being assembled to the first opening of the rear case portion, and having a second opening defined at a central area thereof to communicate with the first opening; and a combined USB hub and socket unit being held in the receiving space of the rear case portion, and including: a housing member being provided on a front side with a plurality of openings and on lateral outer sides with retaining means for holding the housing member to the mounting case; a printed circuit board (PCB) being located inside the housing member and including a power supply module and a hub module; the power supply module having a DC/AC converter circuit, and the hub module having a signal transmission circuit and a power transmission circuit, which is electrically connected to the DC/AC converter circuit; a plurality of data transfer ports being located inside the housing member and forward aligned with the openings on the housing member, and being electrically connected to the hub module on the PCB; and a power connector being located inside the housing member and electrically connected to the power module on the PCB.