PARCEL FRANKING DEVICE AND METHOD USING SAME

摘要

The invention concerns a franking device comprising a plurality of boxes (2) provided with doors (3), a managing unit (11), locks (4) adapted each to lock one door and individually controlled, position sensors (5) for the doors adapted to inform the management unit of a closed position, a weight sensor (9a, 9b) adapted to transmit to the managing unit an indication of the weight of a parcel placed in the box, and data input means (14). When a position sensor (5) for one door of a box detects a closed position, the managing unit (11) is adapted to: calculate a franking price of the parcel placed in said box based on the data supplied and the parcel weight indication; control the locking of the door; and maintain the door locked until of a code for recovering the parcel is identified.