Off-the-shelf USB battery chargers from Molex deliver 5 V and 1.5 A for multiple in-vehicle locations and save in tooling and engineering costs. These media modules enable the integration of multiple I/O port connection types, such as USB, HDMI, Ethernet, SD memory cards, auxiliary jack inputs, and more, to meet end-system requirements in either active or passive designs.
Video: In-Vehicle USB Charger
Features
- Pre-assembled active USB charger with PCB routing and mechanical enclosure design
- Saves costs in engineering time and tooling; ensures fast delivery time
- Compliant with battery charging (BC) 1.2 standards
- Charges up to 5 VDC/1.5 A (with compliant BC 1.2 devices)
- Designed for existing rocker-switch panels for commercial vehicles
- Facilitates drop-in design
- Complete global material sourcing, logistics, and manufacturing solution including: surface-mount or through-hole PCB assembly; final assembly and testing; production parts approval process (PPAP)
- Offers seamless product introduction from one supplier, providing testing, mass manufacturing, and stocking customers’ supply chain requirements
- Compact, single-charger design
- Enables charging-port integration throughout the vehicle
- Electrical, mechanical, environmental, electromagnetic interference (EMI), electrostatic discharge (ESD), and signal integrity testing completed
- Saves end user time and money with full turn-key testing and product validation
- Power-supply architecture adaptable to existing application requirements
- Ensures compatibility with most in-vehicle 12 V power distribution architectures
- Compatible automotive I/O connector offering
- Provides a single-system supplier for added reliability; reduces overall cost
Specifications
- Reference information
- Packaging: individual
- Mates with Micro-Fit 3.0™ receptacle (series no. 43645) and Micro-Fit 3.0 female crimp (series 43030 and 45773)
- Use with USB A type connector
- Designed in millimeters
- RoHS: yes
- Halogen-free: yes
- Glow wire compliant: no
- Medical
- Electrical
- Voltage (max): 16 VDC
- Input: 9 VDC to 16 VDC
- Output (max): 5 VDC ±5% 1.0 A
- Backlight: blue LED, 12 VDC
- Physical
- Housing: polycarbonate/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (PC+ABS), black
- Dimensions (mm): 48 H x 26 W x 37.05 D
- Operating temperature: -40ºC to 85ºC (automotive-grade)