A hair guide and hair cutting assembly

Abstract

A hair guide (500, 740) for a hair cutting assembly is provided. The hair cutting assembly comprises a cutting unit support member (102, 720) and at least two cutting units (106, 108, 110, 722, 724, 726), wherein each cutting unit has an external cutting member (112, 728) and an internal cutting member which is rotatable relative to the external cutting member about an axis of rotation (x), the external cutting member having an annular cutting zone (114) comprising hair-entry openings (116, 728a) provided at least in a main annular wall (115) of the cutting zone, and wherein each cutting unit is pivotable relative to the cutting unit support member. The hair guide comprises: a hair guide support member (502, 742) configured to be coupled to the cutting unit support member of the hair cutting assembly, and at least two annular hair guiding members (506, 508, 510, 744, 746, 748) each having a central axis (y) and a plurality of hair guiding elements (512) having a main direction of extension in a radial direction relative to the central axis (y) and arranged in an annular hair guiding zone extending about the central axis, wherein: each annular hair guiding member is arranged relative to the hair guide support member such that, when the hair guide support member is coupled to the hair cutting assembly, the annular hair guiding member is associated with a respective one of the at least two cutting units of the hair cutting assembly such that the plurality of hair guiding elements partially cover the main annular wall of the respective cutting unit, and each annular hair guiding member is pivotable relative to the hair guide support member such that, when the hair guide support member is coupled to the hair cutting assembly, the annular hair guiding member is pivotable together with the respective cutting unit.

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