Patent ID: 6659579
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: B41J,G07B

Abstract:
Franking machine comprising:a disposable head provided with an ink reservoir having a nominal volume of ink and memory means, a base provided with means for controlling said head in order to: activate this head in response to determined parameters of identification extracted from said memory means and recognized as valid by said base, send franking data representative of postal indicia to be printed comprising static data and dynamic data, calculate the number of droplets to be projected in order to print the dynamic data and add this number to that corresponding to the printing of the static data, previously memorized in said memory means, in order to obtain a total number of droplets to be projected for printing said postal indicia, determine the volume of ink consumed corresponding to this total number of droplets to be projected and memorize this volume of consumed ink in said memory means, and calculate the volume of ink remaining in said ink reservoir by subtracting said volume of ink consumed from said nominal volume of ink.