Patent ID: 7896446

Claim:
An electric parking brake apparatus for a vehicle, comprising: a navigation device connected to an accessory power supply of said vehicle, the accessory power supply being configured and arranged to supply an electric power to the navigation device even when an ignition switch is turned off; a state information outputting part that outputs information regarding a state of operation of a parking brake; and a first controller that instructs the state information outputting part to output the information regarding a state of operation of said parking brake, wherein said state information outputting part outputs the information regarding a state of operation of said parking brake to said navigation device even when a power of said first controller is turned off, wherein the information output by said state information outputting part is a signal indicating whether said parking brake is actuated or released, and said state information outputting part outputs the signal indicating said parking brake being actuated when a power of said first controller is turned off, and wherein electric power is supplied from said accessory power supply to a central processing unit of said navigation device when said parking brake is activated and said ignition switch is turned off, and electric power is not supplied from said accessory power supply to the central processing unit of said navigation device when said parking brake is released.