MOUNTING UNIT AND HAIR CUTTING APPLIANCE

The present invention relates to a hair cutting appliance (10) comprising a mounting unit (30) for coupling a cutting unit (18) and a housing (12) thereof, and to a mounting unit (30), said mounting unit (30) comprising a swivel mechanism (32) comprising a base portion (38) arranged to be coupled to a housing (12), and a top portion (46) arranged to be coupled to a cutting unit (18), wherein the base portion (38) and the top portion (46) are movable with respect to each other, such that, during operation, the cutting unit (18) is pivotably supported by the swivel mechanism (32), wherein the swivel mechanism (32) defines a virtual pivot axis (p) for the cutting unit (18), wherein, in a first state (I) of the swivel mechanism (32), the virtual pivot axis (p) is located at a first position (p 1 ) with respect to the cutting unit (18), and wherein, in a second state (II) of the swivel mechanism (32), the virtual pivot axis (p) is located at a second position (p 2 ) with respect to the cutting unit (18) that is different from the first position (p 2 ).