To easily secure a space for storing articles by rationalizing the structure that an elevating stand receives an article from the right and left storing shelves.

An article loading part 16 of an elevating stand 10 for loading an article A received from a storage shelf 9 is arranged to be capable of switching between the position where the sliding movement due to the deadweight of the article A received from the storage shelf 9 on one side is maintained to a predetermined loading position on the article loading part 16 to be downward slant to the other side thereof, and the position where the sliding movement due to the deadweight of the article A received from the storage shelf 9 on the other side is maintained to a predetermined loading position on the article loading part 16 to by downward slant to the one side thereof. A loading part switching means 20 is provided, in which, in receiving the article from the storage shelf 9 on the one side, the article loading part 16 is made to be the position downward slanting to the other side, and in receiving the article from the storage shelf 9 on the other side, the article loading part 16 is made to be the position downward slanting to the one side.