Abstract: A battery module having a plurality of prismatic battery cells, in particular lithium-ion battery cells, which are arranged next to one another in a longitudinal direction of the battery module and furthermore a first temperature-control element is thermally conductively connected to in each case one side surface of the plurality of battery cells, and wherein the plurality of battery cells are received in an interior of a housing of the battery module and additionally a bottom surface of the housing of the battery module and a bottom surface of the battery cells are respectively cohesively connected to one another, the housing comprises a second temperature-control element directly adjacent to the bottom surfaces of the plurality of battery cells, and a compressing element and/or a supporting element is arranged between the housing and the plurality of battery cells in the longitudinal direction of the battery module.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a battery module having a plurality of prismatic battery cells (2, 20) which are arranged next to one another in a longitudinal direction (4) of the battery module (1) and in particular are additionally braced with one another, wherein the plurality of battery cells (2) are furthermore received in an interior (30) of a housing (3) of the battery module (1), wherein the plurality of battery cells (2, 20) are positioned in the housing (3) prior to the curing of an adhesive which is positioned in each case between a bottom surface (31) of the housing (3) of the battery module (1) and a bottom surface (21) of the battery cells (2), and in particular is fixed until the adhesive cures.

Abstract: The invention relates to a battery module having a plurality of prismatic battery cells (2, 20), which are arranged next to one another in a longitudinal direction (4) of the battery module (1) and furthermore are braced with one another, wherein the plurality of battery cells (2) are received in an interior (30) of a housing (3) of the battery module (1) and additionally a bottom surface (31) of the housing (3) of the battery module (1) and a bottom surface (21) of the battery cells (2) are respectively cohesively connected to one another, wherein a compressing element (11) is arranged between the housing (3) and the plurality of battery cells (2) in the longitudinal direction (4) of the battery module (1), which compressing element tapers perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction (4) of the battery module (1) in the direction of the bottom surface (31) of the housing (3).

Abstract: An epilation appliance for the removal of hairs from the skin of a human body includes a rotary cylinder equipped with clamping elements operable to execute a closing movement within a zone of the rotary movement of the rotary cylinder. A mechanism of the epilation device is pivotable for adjusting the zone of the closing movement in dependence upon the angle at which the epilation appliance is placed against the skin, with the pivot axis being disposed in offset relation to the axis of rotation.

Abstract: The invention is directed to an epilation appliance and a method for using the appliance, in particular for epilation of the human skin, with a hand-holdable housing which accommodates a motor for driving a clamping device (14), particularly a rotary clamping device, which is provided in the appliance and equipped with clamping elements (16) to grip and pluck the hairs, and with a component for reducing the sense of pain during the extraction of hairs, the component including at least one electrode. With the component an electric spark (76) is producible on the skin prior to the extraction of the hairs, the spark (76) provoking an additional pain corresponding in its pain characteristic to the pain of epilation, but preferably having a lower pain intensity.