Author: claimsbot

1. A child vehicle seat comprising
a seat portion,
a back support portion of the seat,
a shoulder belt adapted to be connected to a crotch member for securing a child in the child seat,
wherein the shoulder belt can be moved against spring force by means of a spring biased element from a first position, in which the shoulder belt and the crotch member are disconnected, to a second position, in which the shoulder belt and the crotch member are connected,
characterized in that the spring biased element extends directly from the back support portion of the seat and the shoulder belt extends through a sleeve of the spring biased element, whilst the spring biased element can be moved against spring force of the spring biased element from said first position to said second position together with the shoulder belt extending therethrough and held against the spring force of the spring biased element in the second position.
2. A child vehicle seat according to claim 1, characterized in that the shoulder belt is held spaced from the seat portion under the influence of the spring force in said first position.
3. A child vehicle seat according to claim 2, characterized in that the child seat comprises at least two shoulder belts, and in that the shoulder belt portions of the shoulder belts are held in spaced-apart positions under the influence of spring force.
4. A child vehicle seat according to claim 1, characterized in that the child seat comprises at least two shoulder belts, and in that shoulder belt portions of the shoulder belts are held in spaced-apart positions under the influence of spring force in said first position.
5. A child vehicle seat according to claim 1, characterized in that a belt buckle, which can be connected to the crotch member, can be moved over the shoulder belt or a lap belt, wherein the belt buckle can be moved against the spring force of said spring biased element to a position in which it is connected to the crotch member.
6. A child vehicle seat according to claim 5, characterized in that the spring biased element comprises an element that can be extended against spring force.
7. A child vehicle seat according to claim 6, characterized in that the extensible element is connected to the spring biased element.
8. A child vehicle seat according to claim 1, characterized in that the child seat comprises at least two lap belts, which are each positioned near a longitudinal side of the seat portion with a lap belt portion thereof, which lap belt portions are held in a position spaced from the seat portion under the influence of spring force in said first position.
9. A child vehicle seat according to claim 8, characterized in that the belt that can be moved against spring force is provided with a spring fitted in the belt.
10. A child vehicle seat according to claim 1, characterized in that the crotch member is held in a position spaced from the back support under the influence of spring force in said first position.
11. A child vehicle seat according to claim 1, characterized in that the belt that can be moved against spring force is provided with a spring fitted in the belt.
12. A child vehicle seat according to claim 1, characterized in that the child seat comprises at least one shoulder belt as well as a lap belt connected thereto, with a free passage for passing an arm therethrough being present between the back support, the seat portion, the lap belt and the shoulder belt in said first position.
13. A child vehicle seat adapted to be secured to a passenger vehicle seat comprising:
a seat portion;
a back support portion of the seat;
a spring biased sleeve extending directly from a surface of the back support;
a shoulder belt extending through the spring biased sleeve, wherein the shoulder belt can be moved from a first position wherein the shoulder belt does not hold a person in the seat to a second position wherein the shoulder belt holds a person in the seat while the spring biased sleeve is held against spring force of the spring biased sleeve.
14. The child vehicle seat of claim 13, further comprising: at least one other spring biased sleeve extending directly from the seat portion, wherein the shoulder belt can be moved from a first position to a second position against spring force of the spring biased sleeve.
15. The child vehicle seat of claim 13, wherein the spring biased sleeve extends directly from the back support when the shoulder belt is in the first position and in the second position.
16. The child vehicle seat of claim 13, wherein the back support is configured to support a child’s back when the child occupies the child seat.
17. A child vehicle seat comprising
a seat portion having a top, a bottom, a back, a front, and sides,
a back support portion of the seat,
a shoulder belt that can be connected to a crotch member for securing a child in the child seat,
a sleeve surrounding a portion of the shoulder belt,
wherein the sleeve is biased to hold the shoulder belt in a first position, in which the shoulder belt and the crotch member are disconnected and the shoulder belt is held to enable placement of the child in the seat, and wherein the sleeve is adapted to move to a second position, in which the shoulder belt and the crotch member are connected and a child in the seat is restrained by the shoulder belt,
characterized in that the sleeve is a spring biased member and the sleeve is moved against its spring force when the sleeve is moved from the first position to the second position with the shoulder belt extending therethrough and wherein the spring biased member extends directly from the back support portion of the seat.
18. The child vehicle seat of claim 17, wherein another sleeve extends forward from the back support, surrounds a portion of another shoulder belt and holds the another shoulder belt in the first position, in which the another shoulder belt and the crotch member are disconnected and the another shoulder belt is held to enable placement of the child in the seat, and wherein the another sleeve is adapted to move to a second position, in which the another shoulder belt and the crotch member are connected and a child in the seat is restrained by the another shoulder belt.
19. The child vehicle seat of claim 17, wherein the child seat includes an arm rest and the another sleeve extends from between the arm rest and a side of the seat portion.
20. The child vehicle seat of claim 17, wherein the sleeve extends from, and is connected to, the back support.
21. The child vehicle seat of claim 17, wherein
the shoulder belt comprises a left shoulder belt,
a right shoulder belt,
the sleeve surrounds a portion of the left shoulder belt,
a second sleeve surrounds a portion of the right shoulder belt,
wherein the sleeve and second sleeve are biased to hold the shoulder belts in a first position in which the shoulder belts and the crotch member are disconnected and the belt portions are held apart to enable placement of the child in the seat, and wherein the sleeves are adapted to move to a second position in which the shoulder belts and the crotch member are connected and a child in the seat is restrained by the shoulder belts.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A charge guidance apparatus comprising:
one or more processors that perform the function of:
a history creation unit for creating history information about a charging spot, charge start time and charging duration of a driving battery of a vehicle;
a learning processing unit for extracting the charging spot, charge start time and charging duration of the driving battery of the vehicle with frequency of charges executed being not less than a prescribed number of times from the history information created by the history creation unit, and for learning a usual charging spot and charging period of time of the vehicle from the charging spot, charge start time and charging duration extracted;
a decision processing unit for deciding whether to give charge guidance or not based on whether the vehicle is in the usual charging spot and charging period of time learned by the learning processing unit; and
a charge guidance processing unit for giving charge guidance in accordance with a decision result of the decision processing unit, the charge guidance being provided in one or both visual or vocal format.
2. The charge guidance apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
the charge guidance processing unit gives the charge guidance again if the driving battery charge is not executed even though a prescribed time period has elapsed after giving the charge guidance.
3. The charge guidance apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
a communication unit for communicating with a communication terminal a driver or passenger of the vehicle carries, wherein
the charge guidance processing unit gives, if no person is detected in the vehicle, the charge guidance by communication between the communication terminal and the communication unit.
4. The charge guidance apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
a communication unit for communicating with an external device, wherein
the charge guidance processing unit, if no person is detected in the vehicle, gives the charge guidance by communication between the external device and the communication unit, and notifies the external device of a charging state of the driving battery acquired from the vehicle.
5. The charge guidance apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
the decision processing unit decides that the charge guidance can be given if the vehicle is parked at the usual charging spot learned by the learning processing unit.
6. The charge guidance apparatus according to claim 5, wherein
the decision processing unit decides that the charge guidance can be given if the vehicle is parked within a prescribed time period before beginning of the usual charging period of time learned by the learning processing unit.
7. The charge guidance apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
an input unit for accepting an information input from an external, wherein
the learning processing unit uses a charging spot and charging period of time of the vehicle received with the input unit as the usual charging spot and charging period of time of the vehicle.
8. The charge guidance apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
a remaining battery life acquiring unit for acquiring residual power of the driving battery from the vehicle, wherein
the decision processing unit decides, when the residual power of the driving battery acquired by the remaining battery life acquiring unit is not greater than a prescribed threshold, whether to give charge guidance or not from whether the residual power is greater than power consumption by traveling from the present position of the vehicle to the usual charging spot.
9. The charge guidance apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising:
a detection unit for detecting a condition of the vehicle, wherein
the decision processing unit retains correspondence information indicating correspondence between the condition of the vehicle and an amount of power expected to be consumed by operation other than traveling of the vehicle in the condition of the vehicle, and corrects, when deciding whether to give the charge guidance or not, the prescribed threshold and the power consumption by the traveling from the present position of the vehicle to the usual charging spot by referring to the correspondence information in accordance with the condition of the vehicle detected by the detection unit.
10. The charge guidance apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising:
a communication unit for communicating with an external device, wherein
the decision processing unit retains correspondence information indicating correspondence between the condition of the vehicle and an amount of power expected to be consumed by operation other than traveling of the vehicle in the condition of the vehicle, and corrects, when deciding whether to give the charge guidance or not, the prescribed threshold and the power consumption by the traveling from the present position of the vehicle to the usual charging spot by referring to the correspondence information in accordance with the condition of the vehicle acquired from the external device by communication with the communication unit.
11. An onboard navigation system comprising:
a charge guidance apparatus comprised of one or more processors that perform the function of:
a history creation unit for creating history information about a charging spot, charge start time and charging duration of a driving battery of a vehicle;
a learning processing unit for extracting the charging spot, charge start time and charging duration of the driving battery of the vehicle with frequency of charges executed being not less than a prescribed number of times from the history information created by the history creation unit, and for learning a usual charging spot and charging period of time of the vehicle from the charging spot, charge start time and charging duration extracted;
a decision processing unit for deciding whether to give charge guidance or not based on whether the vehicle is in the usual charging spot and charging period of time learned by the learning processing unit; and
a charge guidance processing unit for giving charge guidance in accordance with a decision result of the decision processing unit, the charge guidance being provided in one or both visual or vocal format.
12. The onboard navigation system according to claim 11, wherein
the charge guidance processing unit gives the charge guidance again if the driving battery charge is not executed even though a prescribed time period has elapsed after giving the charge guidance.
13. The onboard navigation system according to claim 11, further comprising:
a communication unit for communicating with a communication telminal a driver or passenger of the vehicle carries, wherein
the charge guidance processing unit gives, if no person is detected in the vehicle, the charge guidance by communication between the communication terminal and the communication unit.
14. The onboard navigation system according to claim 11, further comprising:
a communication unit for communicating with an external device, wherein
the charge guidance processing unit, if no person is detected in the vehicle, gives the charge guidance by communication between the external device and the communication unit, and notifies the external device of a charging state of the driving battery acquired from the vehicle.
15. The onboard navigation system according to claim 11, wherein
the decision processing unit decides that the charge guidance can be given if the vehicle is parked at the usual charging spot learned by the learning processing unit.
16. The onboard navigation system according to claim 15, wherein
the decision processing unit decides that the charge guidance can be given if the vehicle is parked within a prescribed time period before beginning of the usual charging period of time learned by the learning processing unit.
17. The onboard navigation system according to claim 11, further comprising:
an input unit for accepting an information input from an external, wherein
the learning processing unit uses a charging spot and charging period of time of the vehicle received with the input unit as the usual charging spot and charging period of time of the vehicle.
18. The onboard navigation system according to claim 11, further comprising:
a remaining battery life acquiring unit for acquiring residual power of the driving battery from the vehicle, wherein
the decision processing unit decides, when the residual power of the driving battery acquired by the remaining battery life acquiring unit is not greater than a prescribed threshold, whether to give charge guidance or not from whether the residual power is greater than power consumption by traveling from the present position of the vehicle to the usual charging spot.
19. The onboard navigation system according to claim 18, further comprising:
a detection unit for detecting a condition of the vehicle, wherein
the decision processing unit retains correspondence information indicating correspondence between the condition of the vehicle and an amount of power expected to be consumed by operation other than traveling of the vehicle in the condition of the vehicle, and corrects, when deciding whether to give the charge guidance or not, the prescribed threshold and the power consumption by the traveling from the present position of the vehicle to the usual charging spot by referring to the correspondence information in accordance with the condition of the vehicle detected by the detection unit.
20. The onboard navigation system according to claim 18, further comprising:
a communication unit for communicating with an external device, wherein
the decision processing unit retains correspondence information indicating correspondence between the condition of the vehicle and an amount of power expected to be consumed by operation other than traveling of the vehicle in the condition of the vehicle, and corrects, when deciding whether to give the charge guidance or not, the prescribed threshold and the power consumption by the traveling from the present position of the vehicle to the usual charging spot by referring to the correspondence information in accordance with the condition of the vehicle acquired from the external device by communication with the communication unit.

1. In a back-illuminated type solid-state image pickup device in which a read circuit for reading a signal from a photo-electric conversion element formed on a substrate is formed on one surface of said substrate, incident light being introduced into said back-illuminated type solid-state image pickup device from the other surface of said semiconductor substrate, a solid-state image pickup device comprising:
a photo-electric conversion region formed under at least a portion of said read circuit to generate electric charges; and
an electric charge accumulation region formed on said photo-electric conversion element at its one surface side of said substrate, wherein electric charges are collected to said electric charge accumulation region by an electric field formed within said photo-electric conversion element.
2. A solid-state image pickup device according to claim 1, wherein said photo-electric conversion region within said photo-electric conversion element and said electric charge accumulation region have therebetween formed a potential distribution such that potential is increased from said photo-electric conversion region to said electric charge accumulation region.
3. A solid-state image pickup device according to claim 2, wherein said photo-electric conversion element has a potential distribution of which potential is increased from the other surface of said substrate to one surface along the depth direction of said substrate.
4. In a method of manufacturing a back-illuminated type solid-state image pickup device in which a read circuit for reading a signal from a photo-electric conversion element formed on a substrate is formed on one surface of said substrate, incident light being introduced into said back-illuminated type solid-state image pickup device from the other surface of said semiconductor substrate, a method of manufacturing a solid-state image pickup device comprising the steps of:
forming a photo-electric conversion region under at least a portion of said read circuit to generate electric charges;
forming an electric charge accumulation region on said photo-electric conversion element at its one surface side of said substrate; and
collecting electric charges to said electric charge accumulation region by an electric field formed within said photo-electric conversion element.
5. A method of manufacturing a solid-state image pickup device according to claim 4, wherein said photo-electric conversion element has a potential distribution of which potential is increased from the other surface of said substrate to one surface along the depth direction of said substrate.
6. A method of manufacturing a solid-state image pickup device according to claim 4, wherein said photo-electric conversion element on the other side of said semiconductor substrate of a semiconductor well region of said photo-electric conversion element has a potential distribution of which potential is increased from the other surface of said semiconductor substrate to one surface of said semiconductor substrate.
7. In a method of manufacturing a solid-state image pickup device including a semiconductor well region, a method of manufacturing a solid-state image pickup device according to claim 4, wherein said semiconductor well region has a portion contacting with said photo-electric conversion element, said portion having an impurity concentration which is decreased progressively or stepwise from other surface of said semiconductor substrate to one surface of said semiconductor substrate.
8. In a method of manufacturing a solid-state image pickup device including a pixel separating region to separate said photo-electric conversion element, a method of manufacturing a solid-state image pickup device according to claim 4, wherein said pixel separating region has an impurity concentration which is decreased progressively or stepwise from the other surface of said semiconductor substrate to one surface of said semiconductor substrate.
9. A method of manufacturing a solid-state image pickup device according to claim 4, wherein said photo-electric conversion portion and said electric charge accumulation region within said photo-electric conversion element have formed therebetween a potential distribution which is increased from said photo-electric conversion portion to said electric charge accumulation region.
10. A method of manufacturing a solid-state image pickup device according to claim 4, wherein said photo-electric conversion element has a potential distribution of which potential is increased from the other surface of said substrate to one surface in the substrate depth direction.
11. In a method of manufacturing a back-illuminated type solid-state image pickup device in which a buried wiring connected to a plurality of pixels is formed on one surface of a semiconductor layer in which said plurality of pixels containing a photo-electric conversion element and a field effect transistor is formed, the other surface of said semiconductor layer serving as a light-receiving portion of said photo-electric conversion element, a method of manufacturing a solid-state image pickup device comprising the steps of:
a step of forming a plurality of pixels containing said photo-electric conversion element and said field-effect transistor on one principal plane of a semiconductor substrate;
a step of forming buried wirings, connected to said plurality of pixels, on one principal plane of said semiconductor substrate;
a step of bonding a supporting substrate to one principal plane of said semiconductor substrate;
a step of decreasing a thickness of said supporting substrate from the opposite side of a bonding surface;
a step of forming penetrating wirings, which pass through said supporting substrate, such that said penetrating wirings are connected to said buried wirings; and
a step of decreasing a thickness of said semiconductor substrate from the other principal plane of said semiconductor substrate to provide said semiconductor layer until said photo-electric conversion element becomes able to receive light from the other principal plane of said semiconductor substrate.
12. A method of manufacturing a solid-state image pickup device according to claim 11, further comprising the step of forming a projection electrode, projected from the surface of said supporting substrate, on the surface of said penetrating wirings after said penetrating wiring forming process.
13. A method of manufacturing a solid-state image pickup device according to claim 11, wherein said semiconductor substrate is an SOI (semiconductor on insulator) substrate having a semiconductor layer formed on a principal substrate through an insulating layer, said principal substrate being removed in said process for decreasing the thickness of said semiconductor substrate from the other principal plane of said semiconductor substrate until said insulating layer is exposed.
14. In a method of manufacturing a back-illuminated type solid-state image pickup device in which buried wirings connected to a plurality of pixels are formed on one plane of a semiconductor layer on which said plurality of pixels containing a photo-electric conversion element and a field-effect transistor is formed, the other plane of said semiconductor layer becoming a light-receiving surface of said photo-electric conversion element, a method of manufacturing a solid-state image pickup device comprising the steps of:
a step of forming a plurality of pixels containing said photo-electric conversion element and said field-effect transistor on one principal plane of a semiconductor substrate;
a step of forming buried wirings, which are connected to said plurality of pixels, on one principal plane of said semiconductor substrate;
a step of forming a supporting substrate wiring which reaches from the surface of one principal plane of a supporting substrate to at least a predetermined depth;
a step of bonding said one principal plane of said semiconductor substrate to one principal plane of said supporting substrate;
a step of decreasing a thickness of said semiconductor substrate from other principal plane of said semiconductor substrate to provide said semiconductor layer until said photo-electric conversion element becomes able to receive light from the other principal plane of said semiconductor substrate;
a step of forming a connection wiring to connect said supporting substrate wiring and said buried wiring; and
a step of decreasing a thickness of said supporting substrate from the other surface side of said supporting substrate until said supporting substrate wiring is exposed so that said supporting substrate wiring is formed as a penetrating wiring which penetrates said supporting substrate.
15. A method of manufacturing a solid-state image pickup device according to claim 14, further comprising a step of forming a projection electrode, projected from the surface of said supporting substrate, on the surface of said penetrating wiring after said process of forming said supporting substrate wiring as said penetrating wiring.
16. A method of manufacturing a solid-state image pickup device according to claim 14, wherein said semiconductor substrate is an SOI substrate in which a semiconductor layer is formed on a principal substrate through an insulating layer, said principal substrate being removed until said insulating film is exposed in said process of decreasing the thickness of said semiconductor substrate from other principal plane side of said semiconductor substrate.
17. A back-illuminated type solid-state image pickup device comprising:
buried wirings connected to a plurality of pixels and a penetrating wiring penetrated through a supporting substrate so as to be connected to said buried wiring on one plane of a semiconductor layer on which a plurality of pixels containing a photo-electric conversion element and a field-effect transistor is formed, wherein the other plane of said semiconductor substrate becomes a light-receiving plane of said photo-electric conversion element.
18. In a camera including a back-illuminated type solid-state image pickup device in which a read circuit for reading a signal from a photo-electric conversion element formed on a substrate is formed on one surface of said substrate, incident light being introduced into said back-illuminated type solid-state image pickup device from the other surface of said semiconductor substrate, a camera comprising:
a photo-electric conversion region formed under at least a portion of said read circuit to generate electric charges; and
an electric charge accumulation region formed on said photo-electric conversion element at its one surface side of said substrate, wherein electric charges are collected to said electric charge accumulation region by an electric field formed within said photo-electric conversion element.
19. In a method of manufacturing a camera including a back-illuminated type solid-state image pickup device in which a read circuit for reading a signal from a photo-electric conversion element formed on a substrate is formed on one surface of said substrate, incident light being introduced into said back-illuminated type solid-state image pickup device from the other surface of said semiconductor substrate, a method of manufacturing a camera comprising the steps of:
forming a photo-electric conversion region under at least a portion of said read circuit to generate electric charges;
forming an electric charge accumulation region on said photo-electric conversion element at its one surface side of said substrate; and
collecting electric charges to said electric charge accumulation region by an electric field formed within said photo-electric conversion element.
20. In a method of manufacturing a camera including a back-illuminated type solid-state image pickup device in which a buried wiring connected to a plurality of pixels is formed on one surface of a semiconductor layer in which said plurality of pixels containing a photo-electric conversion element and a field effect transistor is formed, the other surface of said semiconductor layer serving as a light-receiving portion of said photo-electric conversion element, a method of manufacturing a camera comprising the steps of:
a step of forming a plurality of pixels containing said photo-electric conversion element and said field-effect transistor on one principal plane of a semiconductor substrate;
a step of forming buried wirings, connected to said plurality of pixels, on one principal plane of said semiconductor substrate;
a step of bonding a supporting substrate to one principal plane of said semiconductor substrate;
a step of decreasing a thickness of said supporting substrate from the opposite side of a bonding surface;
a step of forming penetrating wirings, which pass through said supporting substrate, such that said penetrating wirings are connected to said buried wirings; and
a step of decreasing a thickness of said semiconductor substrate from the other principal plane of said semiconductor substrate to provide said semiconductor layer until said photo-electric conversion element becomes able to receive light from the other principal plane of said semiconductor substrate.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A compressor casing assembly, comprising:
a forward compressor casing;
a removable cover
a seal assembly
a midcompressor casing having a cavity adapted to receive the seal assembly, and a cover groove adapted to receive the removable cover; and
wherein the removable cover secures the seal assembly.
2. The compressor casing assembly of claim 1, wherein the removable cover is removably fastened to the midcompressor casing.
3. The compressor casing assembly of claim 1, wherein the cavity is configured to prevent movement of the seal assembly in a radial direction.
4. The compressor casing assembly of claim 1, wherein the seal assembly comprises a T-shaped member having a first projection and a second projection, and wherein the cavity has a notch adapted to receive the second projection.
5. The compressor casing assembly of claim 4, a removable cover has a cover notch adapted to receive first projection.
6. The compressor casing assembly of claim 1, wherein the removable cover comprises an arcuate member.
7. The compressor casing assembly of claim 1, wherein the forward compressor casing is disposed in contact with the removable cover.
8. A turbine engine, comprising:
a midcompressor casing having a face surface and an inner surface, the midcompressor casing having a cavity formed on the inner surface and a groove formed on the face surface;
a plurality of arcuate seal segments configured to be inserted into the cavity;
a removable cover disposed in contact with at least one of the plurality of arcuate seal segments and being removably secured to the midcompressor casing.
9. The turbine engine of claim 8, wherein each of the plurality of arcuate seal segments comprises a sealing surface extending a full circumferential length along each of the plurality of arcuate seal segments.
10. The turbine engine of claim 9, wherein the sealing surface comprises one of an abradable seal surface, a honeycomb seal surface, and a brush seal surface.
11. The turbine engine of claim 8 wherein the removable cover is an arcuate member.
12. The turbine engine of claim 8 further comprising a forward compressor casing disposed adjacent to the removable cover.
13. An assembly, comprising:
a midcompressor casing having a face surface and an inner surface, the inner surface having a cavity and the face surface having a cover groove;
a plurality of arcuate seal segments configured to be inserted into the cavity; and
a removable cover adapted to be inserted into the cover groove, the removable cover disposed in contact with at least some of the plurality of arcuate seal segments and secured to the midcompressor casing.
14. The assembly of claim 13, wherein the removable cover is removably fastened to the midcompressor casing.
15. The assembly of claim 13 wherein the cavity is configured to prevent movement of the plurality of arcuate seal segments in a radial direction.
16. The assembly of claim 13 wherein the removable cover is an arcuate member having a peripheral length that is longer than a peripheral length of each of the plurality of arcuate seal segments.
17. The assembly of claim 13 wherein each of the plurality of arcuate seal segments comprises a sealing surface extending a full circumferential length along each of the plurality of arcuate seal segments, the sealing surface extending a distance above and below a radially inner surface of the midcompressor casing when each of the plurality of arcuate seal segments is coupled the midcompressor casing.
18. The assembly of claim 17 wherein the sealing surface comprises one of an abradable seal surface, a honeycomb seal surface, and a brush seal surface.
19. The assembly of claim 13 wherein each of the plurality of arcuate seal segments comprises a T-shaped member having a first projection that engages a notch formed on the midcompressor casing and a cover groove formed on the removable cover.
20. The assembly of claim 13 further comprising a forward compressor casing disposed in contact with removable cover.