1. A bearing race encapsulation apparatus, comprising:
an outer bearing ring defining an axis of rotation and having an end face and an outer face with an indent formed in the outer face;
an encapsulation ring having a retention element, which is snapped into the indent of the outer bearing ring, the indent allowing limited axial movement of the encapsulation ring relative to the outer bearing ring when the retention element is snapped into the indent, the encapsulation ring further comprising a first segment with a first end and a second end and a second segment with a first end and a second end, and a third segment which extends axially inwardly from the second end of the second segment, the first segment extends axially at the retention element from the first end of the first segment to the second end of the first segment and the second segment extends radially inwardly at a substantially 90\xb0 angle from the first end of the second segment, which is connected to the second end of the first segment, toward the second end of the second segment; and
a spring biased and arranged axially between the second segment of the encapsulation ring and the outer bearing ring, wherein the spring is prevented from being entirely flattened between the second segment and the outer bearing ring by an interaction between the retention element and the indent or between the encapsulation ring third segment and the end face.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the retention element is a tab, which is substantially U-shaped and has an extension at one end that axially opposes the first segment.
3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the encapsulation ring has two or more tabs.
4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the retention element is a substantially U-shaped flange that extends continuously in the indent around the circumference of the outer ring.
5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the indent has a width which allows for axial movement of the encapsulation ring.
6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first segment of the encapsulation ring extends axially beyond the end face of the outer bearing ring, and the spring is arranged axially between the second segment of the encapsulation ring and the end face of the outer bearing ring.
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 method of displaying a pixilated input image on a display device, comprising the steps of:
mapping the input image comprising source pixels into a display image comprising display pixels while selectively controlling the characteristics of the display pixels to provide desired visual effects, wherein each source pixel is mapped to n display pixels; and
displaying the display image on the display device.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of mapping includes the steps of replicating a source pixel into n display pixels.
3. The method of claim 1 further including the steps of selecting a mapping based on the pixel resolution of the input image and the native resolution of the display device.
4. The method of claim 1 further including the steps of selecting a mapping based on the type of the input image and the display characteristics of the display device.
5. The method of claim 1 further including the steps of selecting a mapping such that the n display pixels provide multiple luminance levels.
6. The method of claim 5 wherein the mapping further includes the steps of switching two or more of the n display pixels together to provide multiple desired luminance levels.
7. The method of claim 1 further including the steps of selecting a mapping such that the n display pixels provide increased color depth.
8. The method of claim 7 wherein the mapping further includes the steps of adjusting the color of the n display pixels using a color mapping scheme to increase color depth.
9. The method of claim 8 wherein the grayscale characteristics of one or more of the n display pixels is selected based on the grayscale characteristics of the corresponding source pixel.
10. The method of claim 9 wherein the grayscale characteristics of one or more of the n display pixels is selected based on the grayscale characteristics of the corresponding source pixel, and wherein the grayscale characteristics of one or more of the n display pixels is selected independent of the grayscale characteristics of the corresponding source pixel.
11. The method of claim 1 further including the steps of selecting a mapping such that the n display pixels provide increased dynamic luminance range.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein the mapping includes the steps of enhancing the dynamic luminance range of the display by only using one or more of the n display pixels when the source image pixel has a high luminance value.
13. The method of claim 1 further including the steps of selecting a mapping such that the n display pixels manipulate temporal characteristics of the display device.
14. The method of claim 13 wherein the mapping includes the steps of sequentially switching onoff at least one of the n display pixels to provide several spatially and temporally divergent displayed pulses of light per source pixel.
15. A display system for displaying a pixilated input image from an input image source, comprising:
a mapper that maps the input image comprising source pixels into a display image comprising display pixels while selectively controlling the characteristics of the display pixels to provide desired visual effects, wherein each source pixel is mapped to n display pixels.
16. The system of claim 15 wherein the mapper replicates a source pixel into n display pixels.
17. The system of claim 15 wherein the mapper selects a mapping based on the pixel resolution of the input image and the native resolution of the display device.
18. The system of claim 15 wherein the mapper selects a mapping based on the type of the input image and the display characteristics of the display device.
19. The system of claim 15 wherein the mapper a mapping such that the n display pixels provide multiple luminance levels.
20. The system of claim 19 wherein the mapper switches two or more of the n display pixels together to provide multiple desired luminance levels.
21. The system of claim 15 wherein the mapper selects a mapping such that the n display pixels provide increased color depth.
22. The system of claim 21 wherein the mapper adjusts the color of the n display pixels using a color mapping scheme to increase color depth.
23. The system of claim 22 wherein the mapper selects the grayscale characteristics of one or more of the n display pixels based on the grayscale characteristics of the corresponding source pixel.
24. The system of claim 23 wherein the mapper selects the grayscale characteristics of one or more of the n display pixels based on the grayscale characteristics of the corresponding source pixel, and wherein the grayscale characteristics of one or more of the n display pixels is selected independent of the grayscale characteristics of the corresponding source pixel.
25. The system of claim 15 wherein the mapping is such that the n display pixels provide increased dynamic luminance range.
26. The system of claim 25 wherein the mapper enhances the dynamic luminance range of the display by only using one or more of the n display pixels when the source image pixel has a high luminance value.
27. The system of claim 15 wherein the mapping is such that the n display pixels manipulate temporal characteristics of the display device.
28. The system of claim 27 wherein the mapper sequentially switches onoff at least one of the n display pixels to provide several spatially and temporally divergent displayed pulses of light per source pixel.