Cutting mechanism

A hair cutting apparatus having at least one cutting mechanism and a housing supporting the at least one cutting mechanism, the at least one cutting mechanism comprising:

• an outer cutting member comprising hair-entry openings;
• an inner cutting member comprising a plurality of cutting elements each having a first cutting edge, wherein the inner cutting member is moveable with respect to the outer cutting member so as to perform a cutting operation within a cutting region of the cutting mechanism;
• wherein adjacent openings of the hair-entry openings are separated by a dividing element having a cutting section and a non-cutting section,
• wherein the non-cutting section is outside the cutting region to not contact the plurality of cutting elements, the non-cutting section having an inner wall facing the inner cutting member, an outer wall opposite the inner wall of the non-cutting section, and a side wall perpendicular to the inner wall of the non-cutting section, and
• wherein, seen in a cross-section of the dividing element taken perpendicularly to the inner wall of the non-cutting section and extending parallel to a local movement direction of the first cutting edges relative to the dividing element, a single planar chamfer is provided between the inner wall of the non-cutting section and the side wall of the non-cutting section.