A charging connector mateable, along a front-rear direction, with an inlet having a locked portion, wherein: the charging connector comprises a locking portion, a button member and an operation regulating mechanism; the locking portion and the locked portion are designed to lock a mated state of the inlet and the charging connector; the button member has an operation portion, a cover portion and a regulated portion; the operation portion is operable to be pressed down in an up-down direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction; the cover portion is located downward of the operation portion in the up-down direction; the cover portion has a lower surface; the regulated portion is provided on the lower surface of the cover portion; the operation regulating mechanism comprises a movable portion and a driving portion; the driving portion drives the movable portion between a regulation position and a release position; the movable portion has a regulating portion; when the movable portion is in the regulation position, the regulating portion regulates downward movement of the regulated portion to regulate downward movement of the operation portion; and when the movable portion is in the release position, the regulating portion allows the downward movement of the regulated portion to allow the downward movement of the operation portion; characterized in that when viewed from above in the up-down direction, the regulating portion and the regulated portion are covered by the cover portion; the cover portion has an upper portion and a protection portion; the protection portion extends downward in the up-down direction from the upper portion; the operation portion is formed on the upper portion; the upper portion and the protection portion form a protection room; the lower surface of the cover portion is a lower surface of the upper portion; the regulated portion extends downward from the lower surface of the upper portion; and when the movable portion i is in the regulation position, the regulating portion and the regulated portion face each other in the protection room. the charging connector comprises a locking portion, a button member and an operation regulating mechanism; the locking portion and the locked portion are designed to lock a mated state of the inlet and the charging connector; the button member has an operation portion, a cover portion and a regulated portion; the operation portion is operable to be pressed down in an up-down direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction; the cover portion is located downward of the operation portion in the up-down direction; the cover portion has a lower surface; the regulated portion is provided on the lower surface of the cover portion; the operation regulating mechanism comprises a movable portion and a driving portion; the driving portion drives the movable portion between a regulation position and a release position; the movable portion has a regulating portion; when the movable portion is in the regulation position, the regulating portion regulates downward movement of the regulated portion to regulate downward movement of the operation portion; and when the movable portion is in the release position, the regulating portion allows the downward movement of the regulated portion to allow the downward movement of the operation portion; characterized in that when viewed from above in the up-down direction, the regulating portion and the regulated portion are covered by the cover portion; the cover portion has an upper portion and a protection portion; the protection portion extends downward in the up-down direction from the upper portion; the operation portion is formed on the upper portion; the upper portion and the protection portion form a protection room; the lower surface of the cover portion is a lower surface of the upper portion; the regulated portion extends downward from the lower surface of the upper portion; and when the movable portion i is in the regulation position, the regulating portion and the regulated portion face each other in the protection room.