| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely replenish a specified amount of granular processing agent into a tank of a photosensitive material processing device. SOLUTION: An auxiliary tank 40, which is communicated with the color developing tank and whose top is closed with a top surface 54, is provided on the flank of the color developing tank. A screw feeder 88 is provided on the top surface 54 via a rotating movable device 298 to replenish a replenishing agent 93. Normally the screw feeder 88 is rotated in the position where a discharging pipe 102 is not opposed to the opening 56 in the top surface 54 to prevent water vapor generated from a color developer from entering the screw feeder 88. Thus, trouble such as the solidification of the granular reprenishing agent 93 stored in the screw feeder 88 due to water vapor is prevented. When the reprenishing agent 93 is charged into the auxiliary tank 40, the screw feeder 88 is rotated to make the discharging pipe 102 opposed to the opening 56 and the screw feeder 88 is operated to make the replenishing agent 93 dropped from the discharging pipe 102 into the auxiliary tank 40.
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