Beverage machine with simple water driving

A combination of a machine for preparing a beverage and a flavoring ingredient, wherein the machine is configured to prepare the beverage by mixing water with the flavoring ingredient, the machine comprising:

• a beverage processing unit formed of a first processing unit member and a second processing unit member that delimit a chamber and that are movable between a distant configuration in which the flavoring ingredient is received in the chamber and a proximate configuration in which the flavoring ingredient is held and mixed with the water in the chamber during beverage preparation;
• a water source for delivering the water towards the beverage processing unit, wherein the water source comprises a connector to be connected to a water supply line external to the machine and/or a water supply tank that has an outside opening for water filling with an external water source to the machine;
• a water guide extending from the water source into the beverage processing unit, the water guide arranged such that substantially all the water delivered into the chamber for preparing the beverage is guided by the water guide;
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• the water guide is 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.

A machine for preparing a beverage from a flavoring ingredient by mixing water with the flavoring ingredient, the machine comprising:

• a beverage processing unit formed of a first processing unit member and a second processing unit member that delimit a chamber and that are movable between a distant configuration in which the flavoring ingredient is received in the chamber and a proximate configuration in which the flavoring ingredient is held and mixed with the water in the chamber during beverage preparation;
• a water source for delivering the water towards the beverage processing unit, wherein the water source comprises a connector to be connected to a water supply line external to the machine and/or a water supply tank that has an outside opening for water filling with an external water source to the machine;
• a water guide extending from the water source into the beverage processing unit, the water guide arranged such that substantially all the water delivered into the chamber for preparing the beverage is guided by the water guide;
• the water guide is 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;
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• a support structure which has a base that is stationary during beverage preparation, wherein the water guide comprises a valve arrangement for controlling a flow of the water along the water guide, wherein the valve arrangement is directly or indirectly rotatably mounted to the support structure and driven in rotation at a rotational speed by an actuator.