Power connector system with lever for tightening a connecting bolt

A power connector system comprising:

• a plug housing having a cavity extending between a mating end and a cable end, the plug housing having a mating opening at the mating end configured to receive a portion of a header housing when mated thereto;
• a plug terminal received in the cavity, the plug terminal having a terminating end, the plug terminal having a mating end aligned with the mating opening, the plug terminal including a mating surface configured to be mated with a header terminal, the mating end including a bolt hole configured to receive a connecting bolt of the header housing;
• a power cable coupled to the terminating end of the plug terminal, the power cable exiting the plug housing at the cable end;
• a lever rotatably coupled to the plug housing and movable between an unlocked position and a locked position, the lever including a drive tool configured to engage the connecting bolt to drive the connecting bolt when the lever is rotated, wherein the plug terminal is uncoupled from the header terminal when the lever is in the unlocked position and wherein the plug terminal is coupled to the header terminal when the lever is in the locked position.

A power connector system comprising:

• a header housing having a base and a shroud extending from the base, the shroud surrounding a cavity, the shroud configured to be plugged into a mating opening of a plug housing of a plug connector, the base including a mounting flange configured to be mounted to a component;
• a header terminal received in the cavity, the header terminal having a mating end including a mating surface configured to be mated with a plug terminal, the header terminal including a threaded bore at the mating end;
• a connecting bolt threadably coupled to the header terminal at the threaded bore, the connecting bolt including a head configured to engage a locking lever of the plug connector, the head configured to be rotated relative to the header terminal as the locking lever is moved from an unlocked position to the locked position;
• wherein the header terminal is moved relative to the head when the head is rotated to couple the header terminal to the plug terminal when the head is rotated.