Abstract: A package receiving and storage apparatus includes a takeoff and landing section; a package receiving section; a storage section; a retrieval section at which the first package stored in the storage section is retrievable; a transport device configured to transport the package between the package receiving section, the storage section, and the retrieval section; and a gas spray device installed at the package receiving section or in a package transport path extending from the package receiving section to the storage section, and configured to spray a gas onto the first package to remove foreign matter adhering to the first package.

Abstract: In a commodity storage apparatus having a shelf (12) for housing commodities, the shelf is supported by a fixedly installed apparatus frame (11) so as to be movable between a forward position and a backward position. Responsive to movement of the shelf between the forward and the backward positions, an attitude control arrangement controls an attitude of the shelf in a predetermined plane extending in a forward and rearward direction and a vertical direction. It is preferable that a rear end portion of the shelf moves between a relatively higher position and a relatively lower position in accordance with the movement of the shelf.