Patent ID: 7629706

Claim:
A feed limiting device for limiting an amount of electrical feed to electrical components mounted on a vehicle in an economy running state, comprising: a condition satisfaction judging unit for determining whether a feed limiting condition for limiting the amount of electrical feed to the electrical components has been satisfied or not, the feed limiting condition including that the vehicle is in the economy running state; and a load control unit for limiting the amount of electrical feed to the electrical components such that the amount of electrical feed to the electrical components is below an ordinary level of electrical feed, the ordinary level of electrical feed being a level of electrical feed to the electrical components to operate the electrical components when the feed limiting condition has not been satisfied said load control unit being operable to limit the amount of electrical feed by controlling and limiting the load of each of the electrical components based on an external environment and an operating status of each of the electrical components when said condition satisfaction judging unit has determined that the feed limiting condition has been satisfied; wherein said load control unit is further operable to interrupt the limiting of the amount of electrical feed to the electrical components when the feed limiting condition has been satisfied so as to not limit the load and to thereby supply the ordinary level of electrical feed to each of the electrical components to which it has been determined that the ordinary level of electrical feed must be maintained although the feed limiting condition has been satisfied.