Right-Angle USB 3.0 Type-A Screw-Lock Cable

Overview

This right angle screw lock cable moves a USB 3.0 port out of a crowded rear panel: a 90-degree Type-A plug feeds a panel-mount Type-A receptacle whose flanges take two fixing screws, holding the connection firm at 5 Gbps.

The 90-degree plug exits parallel to the chassis instead of sticking straight out of it, so a machine PC or kiosk can sit flush against a wall or inside a cabinet with its USB port still serviceable. On the other end, the receptacle mounts through a panel cutout and its flange is fixed with two screws; that screw-lock mounting turns the port into a panel feature that survives repeated plug-in cycles and cable tugs.

Key Specifications

The table below lists the configuration shown in the product photo.

Construction and Materials

Both connectors carry the blue tongue that identifies USB 3.0, and the assembly is built on shielded USB 3.0 wiring to hold signal integrity across the 5 Gbps link. The plug body is overmolded at the right-angle exit for strain relief, and the receptacle shell is a standard USB Type-A opening so any USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 Type-A device plugs into it.

The shielded USB 3.0 construction is carried through the right-angle molding so the pair geometry is not opened at the bend, and the receptacle flange takes its screws in the panel face rather than in the molding. The plug shell keeps the USB 3.0 keying visible for service checks.

Typical Applications

Typical installs include industrial PCs mounted with their rear panel facing a bracket, kiosk and vending machines that expose a service USB port behind a locked door, machine vision stations that park a license dongle inside the enclosure, and lab benches where the port is redirected from the back of a tower to the front of the bench.

It is also used on kiosks and vending machines that expose a service port behind a locked door, vision stations that park a license dongle inside the enclosure, and bench setups that move a rear port to the front.

Compatibility and Fitment

The assembly follows the USB 3.0 specification maintained by USB-IF and is backward compatible with USB 2.0 devices; the link runs at the highest speed both ends support. Check your panel cutout against the receptacle flange drawing before ordering.

Custom Builds and Ordering

Cable length and plug orientation are configurable, and panel-mount receptacles with different flange sizes are available in the same family. Send the enclosure drawing and we will match the cutout. Prototype and sample lots run from 1 to 50 pcs and ship in 3 working days; production orders start at 500 pcs per part number and ship 14 working days after approval, with new overmold tooling adding about 10 working days.

Packaging and Shipping

Each cable is bagged with the two flange screws included in the pouch.

Quality and Compliance

Every assembly is tested for all nine USB 3.0 conductors before packing, and the overmold joints are inspected for full strain-relief fill. See the USB-IF USB 3.0 specification for the governing interface specification.

RoHS and REACH declarations are provided per project together with the agreed test reports; the documentation scope is listed under certifications and compliance. If your drawing specifies a UL style, we build to that drawing and supply the UL reference with the shipment instead of substituting an equivalent. Right-angle exits are molded rather than bent, following the exit forms and tooling described under right-angle cable assembly forms and tooling. Related reading: our build-to-print process. Any tooling we cut for this part stays yours, maintained in our own tool room under your part reference.

What to Put on the Drawing for a Right Angle Screw Lock Cable

A right angle screw lock cable is released against a drawing, not a catalog description. Put the connector family and keying on each end, the pinout or polarity map, the finished length measured between the mating reference planes, the cable construction you want, and the acceptance tests you expect. If the right-angle USB Type-A screw-lock plug has to clear a panel cutout or a bracket, give that envelope too. Anything left open is agreed in writing before tooling or a production slot is committed.

Where a value is not fixed by your drawing we do not invent one. Contact rating, jacket material, sealing class and test limits are recorded as confirm per build, and the released drawing is what the first article is checked against. Send a marked-up sample if a drawing is not available; we confirm the pinout back to you in writing before any Right Angle Screw Lock Cable is built.

How to Request a Quote for a Right Angle Screw Lock Cable

Send a drawing or BOM, a physical sample, or a written requirement. We log the interface, the application conditions, the environment and the target quantity together, then return an acknowledgement with a list of anything still missing. Pricing is confirm per RFQ and is quoted against the released specification, not against a generic right angle screw lock cable description.

If the design is not final, say so: we quote the prototype route and hold the production tooling decision until the first article is approved. Drawings are handled under a mutual NDA before they are received. The same document then carries the build from sample through repeat orders, which keeps the right-angle USB Type-A screw-lock plug consistent across batches.

Fit Check Before You Release the Build

Before release, mate a sample to the real counterpart, not a similar one. Check the keying, the wrench or finger clearance around the coupling, the exit direction relative to the nearest bracket, and the length between the mating reference planes. On machine vision cameras and panel-mounted hosts, a right-angle USB Type-A screw-lock plug that fits the panel but fouls the cover is a common and avoidable revision.

Record the cable diameter you qualified against, especially where a gland or seal is involved. A Right Angle Screw Lock Cable built at either edge of a seal window does not forgive tolerance scatter the way one in the middle does. Photographs of the fitted sample are kept with the part reference so a later order can be compared against the same configuration.

Strain Relief at the Right-Angle USB Screw-Lock Exit

The transition from a rigid connector to a flexible cable is where most field failures start. On this build the overmold bonds to the jacket so a pull lands on the molded body instead of on the crimp. Keep the first bend outside that transition, avoid tying the lead tightly against the shell, and do not use the cable as a handle when unplugging. Exposure to cabinet vibration and repeated service cycles makes a stiff exit worse, because the jacket does not relieve the lever on its own.

Where the design needs a different exit angle, a longer boot or an additional clamp, that is a tooling question and is settled before production. We mold the exit rather than bending a finished plug, and the geometry is kept under your part reference so a repeat order matches the right angle screw lock cable you approved.

Documentation and Lot Traceability

A custom right angle screw lock cable ships with the paperwork agreed at quotation: material certificates traceable to lot, a dimensional report against the approved drawing, an electrical test report for the agreed scope, a certificate of conformity, and RoHS and REACH declarations. Photographs of critical features are available on request. We do not attach certificate numbers or third-party laboratory names to a build that has not been qualified to them.

If your incoming inspection needs a particular form, send it with the order and we fill it in rather than translating it later. Documentation scope is listed at quotation and confirm per build, so what arrives matches what was requested and the lot can be traced back to the material and the test record.

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