PROCESSING AGENT REPLENISHMENT DEVICE

Japanese Patent JP3831119

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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a processing agent replenishment device in which a processing liquid in a replenishment tank can be uniformly stirred even when a circulation pump is not used. SOLUTION: A developing tank 10 for processing a photosensitive material is replenished with a processing liquid from a replenishment tank 12. A liquid feed pipe 40 feeding a processing agent filled in a bottle B and a water feed pipe 18 jetting water are connected to the tank 12. When the bottle B is loaded on a liquid receiving part 36 and the plug is opened by a low-pressure nozzle and the processing agent flows out to the receiving part 36, the processing agent is fed to the tank 12 through the pipe 40. After the processing agent is fed to the inside of the tank 12, a solenoid valve 22 is opened and the water in a water tank 26 is jetted toward the inside of the tank 12. Then, the processing agent and the water are stirred while diluting the processing agent. Thus, even when a circulation pump is not used, the uniformly stirred processing agent is produced in the tank 12 by a water current.