Vehicle service facility

Abstract

A vehicle service facility with one or more bays orientated at an angle with respect to the structure and/or adjacent facility roads (e.g., entrance road and exit road) to allow for vehicles to enter into the one or more bays at an angle and/or to exit the one or more bays at an angle. The configuration of the structure and/or one or more bays therein reduces the turning angle for the vehicles entering and exiting the bays, and thus reducing the depth and/or width of the structure allowing for more efficient use of space for the footprint of the structure and/or for the area on which the structure is located (e.g., allowing for additional usage of the area and/or reducing in the size of the area needed for the structure).

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A vehicle service facility comprising:
 a structure with an entrance adjacent an entry road and an exit adjacent an exit road for passage of one or more vehicles; and   one or more bays within the structure configured to be utilized to service the one or more vehicles;   wherein the one or more bays are angled in a non-perpendicular orientation with the entry road and exit road.   
     
     
         2 . The vehicle service facility of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more bays comprise a plurality of bays. 
     
     
         3 . The vehicle service facility of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of bays are angled in a non-perpendicular orientation with respect to the structure. 
     
     
         4 . The vehicle service facility of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of bays comprise one or more pits located at least partially under the plurality of bays. 
     
     
         5 . The vehicle service facility of  claim 4 , wherein the plurality of bays are aligned with the one or more pits. 
     
     
         6 . The vehicle service facility of  claim 4 , wherein the plurality of bays are angled with one or more pits. 
     
     
         7 . The vehicle service facility of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 a plurality of service doors for the plurality of bays, comprising:
 one or more entry service doors; and 
 one or more exit service doors. 
   
     
     
         8 . The vehicle service facility of  claim 7 , wherein the plurality of bays are angled with respect to the one or more entry service doors or the one or more exits service doors. 
     
     
         9 . The vehicle service facility of  claim 7 , wherein each of the plurality of bays have an entry service door or an exit service door, and wherein each of the plurality of bays is aligned perpendicularly with the exit service door or the entry service door. 
     
     
         10 . The vehicle service facility of  claim 9 , wherein each of the plurality of bays have the entry service door and the exit service door, and wherein each of the plurality of bays is aligned perpendicularly with the exit service door and the entry service door. 
     
     
         11 . The vehicle service facility of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of bays comprise one or more lifts configured to raise or lower a vehicle of the one or more vehicles. 
     
     
         12 . The vehicle service facility of  claim 11 , wherein the one or lifts may be moveable between the plurality of bays. 
     
     
         13 . The vehicle service facility of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of bays comprise:
 a first bay and a second bay in series; and   a third bay and a fourth bay in series;   wherein the first bay and the second bay are parallel with the third bay and the fourth bay; and   wherein the first bay, the second bay, the third bay, and the fourth bay are angled in a non-perpendicular orientation with respect to the structure.   
     
     
         14 . The vehicle service facility of  claim 3 , wherein the plurality of support columns are offset to allow for the plurality of bays to be angled within the structure. 
     
     
         15 . The vehicle service facility of  claim 3 , wherein the entry road defines a first clearance distance between the entry road and a first adjacent boundary, and wherein the exit road defines a second clearance distance between the exit road and a second adjacent boundary. 
     
     
         16 . The vehicle service facility of  claim 15 , wherein as a result of the plurality of bays being angled in the non-perpendicular orientation with respect to the structure, the first clearance is reduced by between 5% and 50%. 
     
     
         17 . The vehicle service facility of  claim 15 , wherein as a result of the plurality of bays being angled in the non-perpendicular orientation with respect to the structure, the second clearance is reduced by between 5% and 50%. 
     
     
         18 . The vehicle service facility of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 a parcel of land defining a land area suitable to support the structure and the first and second clearance distances.   
     
     
         19 . The vehicle service facility of  claim 18 , wherein as a result of the plurality of bays being angled in the non-perpendicular orientation with respect to the structure, the land area is reduced by between 5% and 50% when compared with a structure having a same number of bays that are in a perpendicular orientation with a traditional structure.