Programmable lock cylinder assembly

1. A programmable lock cylinder assembly comprising:

a lock housing having a body defining a tubular opening;

a cylinder plug having a body mounted for rotation within the tubular opening, the cylinder plug including a keyway extending therein;

at least one locking member in the cylinder plug and moveable between a locked position wherein the cylinder plug is rotationally locked relative to the housing and an unlocked position wherein the cylinder plug is rotational relative to the housing;

a plurality of pin sets, each pin set including a keyway pin component and a locking pin component and positioned in the cylinder plug such that a portion of each keyway pin component extends across the keyway, each keyway pin component selectively engagable with a respective locking pin component;

a re-combinating member engaged with one of the components of each pin set and moveable between a first position wherein the keyway pin components are engaged with the locking pin components and a second position wherein the keyway pin components are disengaged from the locking pin components; and

a reset actuator positioned within the cylinder plug with a portion aligned with the keyway, the reset actuator moveable between an engaged position wherein the re-combinating member position is locked relative to the cylinder plug and a non-engaged position wherein the re-combinating member position is moveable relative to the cylinder plug,

wherein each keyway pin component includes at least one tooth configured to engage a toothed surface of the respective locking pin component when the re-combinating member is in the engaged position,

wherein the each locking pin component is a gear and the toothed surface is an arcuate surface.

2. The programmable lock cylinder assembly according to claim 1 wherein the reset actuator defines at least one bore configured to receive and retain a post extending from the re-combinating member when the reset actuator is in the engaged position.

3. The programmable lock cylinder assembly according to claim 2 wherein the reset actuator is biased to the engaged position.

4. The programmable lock cylinder assembly according to claim 1 wherein the toothed surface is a linear surface.

5. The programmable lock cylinder assembly according to claim 1 wherein the re-combinating member is engaged with each locking pin component such that the locking pin components move with, and thereby away from engagement with the keyway pin components, when the re-combinating member moves to the non-engaged position.

6. The programmable lock cylinder assembly according to claim 1 wherein each keyway pin component is biased radially to a lowermost position relative to the keyway.

7. The programmable lock cylinder assembly according to claim 1 wherein the at least one locking member includes a sidebar biased radially outward and received in a groove along the lock housing in the locked position.

8. A programmable lock cylinder assembly comprising:

a lock housing having a body defining a tubular opening;

a cylinder plug having a body mounted for rotation within the tubular opening, the cylinder plug including a keyway extending therein;

at least one locking member in the cylinder plug and moveable between a locked position wherein the cylinder plug is rotationally locked relative to the housing and an unlocked position wherein the cylinder plug is rotational relative to the housing;

a plurality of pin sets, each pin set including a keyway pin component and a locking pin component and positioned in the cylinder plug such that a portion of each keyway pin component extends across the keyway, each keyway pin component selectively engagable with a respective locking pin component;

a re-combinating member engaged with one of the components of each pin set and moveable between a first position wherein the keyway pin components are engaged with the locking pin components and a second position wherein the keyway pin components are disengaged from the locking pin components; and

a reset actuator positioned within the cylinder plug with a portion aligned with the keyway, the reset actuator moveable between an engaged position wherein the re-combinating member position is locked relative to the cylinder plug and a non-engaged position wherein the re-combinating member position is moveable relative to the cylinder plug,

wherein the re-combinating member is engaged with each keyway pin component such that the keyway pin components move with, and thereby away from engagement with the locking pin components, when the re-combinating member moves to the non-engaged position.

9. A programmable lock cylinder assembly comprising:

a lock housing having a body defining a tubular opening;

a cylinder plug having a body mounted for rotation within the tubular opening, the cylinder plug including a keyway extending therein;

at least one locking member in the cylinder plug and moveable between a locked position wherein the cylinder plug is rotationally locked relative to the housing and an unlocked position wherein the cylinder plug is rotational relative to the housing;

a plurality of pin sets, each pin set including a keyway pin component and a locking pin component and positioned in the cylinder plug such that a portion of each keyway pin component extends across the keyway, each keyway pin component selectively engagable with a respective locking pin component;

a re-combinating member engaged with one of the components of each pin set and moveable between a first position wherein the keyway pin components are engaged with the locking pin components and a second position wherein the keyway pin components are disengaged from the locking pin components; and

a reset actuator positioned within the cylinder plug with a portion aligned with the keyway, the reset actuator moveable between an engaged position wherein the re-combinating member position is locked relative to the cylinder plug and a non-engaged position wherein the re-combinating member position is moveable relative to the cylinder plug,

wherein the at least one locking member includes a plurality of top pins, each top pin radially supported by a respective locking pin component and biased to extend across a shear line between the cylinder plug and the lock housing in the locked position.

10. The programmable lock cylinder assembly according to claim 9 wherein each locking pin component includes a head configured to support the respective top pin, the head supported by the lock cylinder radially spaced from the shear line in the locked position and extended radially outward to a position adjacent the sheer line in the unlocked position.

11. The programmable lock cylinder assembly according to claim 9 wherein each locking pin component defines a notch configured to receive a portion of the respective keyway pin component and thereby guide relative movement therebetween.

12. A programmable lock cylinder assembly comprising:

a lock housing having a body defining a tubular opening;

a cylinder plug having a body mounted for rotation within the tubular opening, the cylinder plug including a keyway extending therein;

at least one locking member in the cylinder plug and moveable between a locked position wherein the cylinder plug is rotationally locked relative to the housing and an unlocked position wherein the cylinder plug is rotational relative to the housing;

a plurality of pin sets, each pin set including a keyway pin component and a locking pin component and positioned in the cylinder plug such that a portion of each keyway pin component extends across the keyway, each keyway pin component selectively engagable with a respective locking pin component;

a re-combinating member engaged with one of the components of each pin set and moveable between a first position wherein the keyway pin components are engaged with the locking pin components and a second position wherein the keyway pin components are disengaged from the locking pin components; and

a reset actuator positioned within the cylinder plug with a portion aligned with the keyway, the reset actuator moveable between an engaged position wherein the re-combinating member position is locked relative to the cylinder plug and a non-engaged position wherein the re-combinating member position is moveable relative to the cylinder plug,

wherein each locking pin component includes a toothed gear defining a locking sidebar notch configured to receive a sidebar in the unlocked position.

13. The programmable lock cylinder assembly according to claim 12 wherein each toothed gear is independently rotatably supported relative to the cylinder plug.