Patent ID: 9579906
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: B41J,G03G,Y10T

Claim:
1. A heat exchange unit, comprising: a heat exchange region; a first print media transport path configured for operatively transporting a first print medium from a supply through the heat exchange region to a print engine; a second print media transport path configured for operatively transporting a second print medium from the print engine through the heat exchange region; a stationary heat exchange member in the form of a flexible foil having a first side facing said first print media transport path and a second, opposite side facing said second print media transport path, wherein, in operation, the second print medium conveyed from the print engine is at an elevated temperature with respect to the first print medium conveyed from the supply and wherein the first and second print medium are placed in heat exchange communication in the heat exchange region; and a pressing device configured to apply pressure to the second print medium in the second print media transport path in the direction of the first print media transport path such that the flexible foil deforms in order to follow the form of the first and second print media.