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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2020
Societe Des Produits Nestle S.a., Vevey, CH;
Societe des Produits Nestle S.A., Vevey, CH;
Abstract
A machine () for preparing a beverage () includes: a beverage processing unit () that delimits a chamber () in which a flavouring ingredient () is mixed with water () during beverage preparation; a water source for delivering the water towards the beverage processing unit (); and a water guide () extending from the water source into the beverage processing unit () arranged such that substantially all the water () delivered into the chamber () for preparing the beverage () is guided by the water guide (). The water guide (), and optionally the water source, is/are configured such that the water () is driven from the water source into the chamber () along the water guide () substantially only by effect of gravity and/or capillary and/or gas pressure and/or depression forces.