Vacuum cleaner

A vacuum cleaner comprising:

• a suction inlet;
• a suction source configured to generate an airflow through the suction inlet to draw debris with the airflow through the suction inlet;
• and
• a separator assembly downstream from the suction inlet for separating debris from the airflow, the separator assembly including:
• a housing having an air inlet and an air outlet,
• a debris collection chamber within the housing,
• an inner chamber formed within a shroud that defines a cyclone axis and has a perforated portion, the inner chamber having a first end and a second end, the first end having a tangential inlet, the second end being open toward the debris collection chamber, and
• an outflow passageway outside of the shroud and in fluid communication with the air outlet,
• wherein the tangential inlet is configured to provide airflow and debris to rotate around the cyclone axis within the inner chamber,
• wherein the airflow and debris is configured to move from the first end of the inner chamber toward the second end of the inner chamber unimpeded by any structure extending transverse to the cyclone axis, and
• wherein the airflow is configured to exit the inner chamber and enter the outflow passageway by passing through the perforated portion of the shroud.