Patent ID: 7220099

Claim:
A sealing arrangement for a rotor of a turbomachine, the arrangement comprising: a blade, a heat shield, and a sealing element configured and arranged for sealing between the blade and the heat shield when the blade, the heat shield, and the sealing element are assembled for use in the rotor; wherein the sealing element comprises a first member and a second member; wherein the heat shield comprises a first slot for accommodating the first member of the sealing element; wherein the blade includes a root portion having a second slot and a third slot for accommodating the second member of the sealing element; wherein the first slot extends in a direction substantially mutually perpendicular to a direction in which the second slot and the third slot extend; wherein the second slot extends in a direction substantially opposite to a direction in which the said third slot extends; and wherein the first member extends in a direction substantially mutually perpendicular to a direction in which the second member extends.