Hand vacuum cleaner

A hand vacuum cleaner comprising:

• (a) an air flow path from a dirty air inlet, which is provided at a front end of the hand vacuum cleaner, to a clean air outlet, which is positioned rearward of the dirty air inlet, wherein a hand vacuum cleaner axis extends centrally from the front end of the hand vacuum cleaner rearwardly to a rear end of the hand vacuum cleaner;
• (b) a cyclone assembly comprising:
• (i) a cyclone chamber having an upper end, a lower end, a cyclone chamber sidewall extending between the upper and lower ends of the cyclone chamber, a cyclone air inlet provided at the upper end of the cyclone chamber, a cyclone air outlet extending downwardly from the upper end of the cyclone chamber, a dirt outlet provided at the lower end of the cyclone chamber and a cyclone axis of rotation that extends generally vertically when the hand vacuum cleaner is oriented with the upper end of the cyclone chamber above the lower end of the cyclone chamber, wherein the cyclone air outlet has a lower end that is below an upper end of the dirt outlet;
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• (ii) a dirt collection chamber exterior to the cyclone chamber wherein, in operation, dirt separated from air in the cyclone chamber enters the dirt collection chamber through the dirt outlet;
• (c) a motor and fan assembly provided in a motor housing, the motor and fan assembly having a motor axis of rotation;
• and,
• (d) a handle.