Electro-mechanical lock core

1. An interchangeable electro-mechanical lock core for use with a lock device having a locked state and an unlocked state, the lock device including an opening sized to receive the interchangeable lock core, the interchangeable lock core comprising:

a lock core body having a front end and a rear end;

a moveable plug positioned within an interior of the lock core body proximate the rear end of the lock core body, the moveable plug having a first position relative to the lock core body which corresponds to the lock device being in the locked state and a second position relative to the lock core body which corresponds to the lock device being in the unlocked state, the moveable plug being rotatable between the first position and the second position about a moveable plug axis;

a core keeper moveably coupled to the lock core body, the core keeper being positionable in a retain position wherein the core keeper extends beyond an envelope of the lock core body to hold the lock core body in the opening of the lock device and a remove position wherein the core keeper is retracted towards the lock core body relative to the retain position;

an operator actuatable assembly supported by the lock core body and including an operator actuatable input device positioned forward of the front end of the lock core body;

an electro-mechanical control system which in a first configuration operatively couples the operator actuatable input device of the operator actuatable assembly to the moveable plug and in a second configuration uncouples the operator actuatable input device of the operator actuatable assembly from the moveable plug;

an actuator accessible from an exterior of the lock core body, the actuator operatively coupled to the core keeper independent of the moveable plug to move the core keeper from the retain position to the remove position; and

a control sleeve, the moveable plug being received by the control sleeve, the core keeper extending from the control sleeve, and the actuator being operatively coupled to the control sleeve independent of the core keeper.

2. The interchangeable electro-mechanical lock core of claim 1 , wherein the control sleeve includes a first partial gear and the actuator includes a second partial gear, the first partial gear and the second partial gear are intermeshed to operatively couple the actuator to the core keeper.

3. An interchangeable electro-mechanical lock core for use with a lock device having a locked state and an unlocked state, the lock device including an opening sized to receive the interchangeable lock core, the interchangeable lock core comprising:

a lock core body having a front end and a rear end;

a moveable plug positioned within an interior of the lock core body proximate the rear end of the lock core body, the moveable plug having a first position relative to the lock core body which corresponds to the lock device being in the locked state and a second position relative to the lock core body which corresponds to the lock device being in the unlocked state, the moveable plug being rotatable between the first position and the second position about a moveable plug axis;

a core keeper moveably coupled to the lock core body, the core keeper being positionable in a retain position wherein the core keeper extends beyond an envelope of the lock core body to hold the lock core body in the opening of the lock device and a remove position wherein the core keeper is retracted towards the lock core body relative to the retain position;

an operator actuatable assembly supported by the lock core body and including an operator actuatable input device positioned forward of the front end of the lock core body;

an electro-mechanical control system which in a first configuration operatively couples the operator actuatable input device of the operator actuatable assembly to the moveable plug and in a second configuration uncouples the operator actuatable input device of the operator actuatable assembly from the moveable plug; and

an actuator accessible from an exterior of the lock core body, the actuator operatively coupled to the core keeper independent of the moveable plug to move the core keeper from the retain position to the remove position, wherein the electro-mechanical control system includes

a first blocker which is positionable in a first position wherein the actuator is incapable of moving the core keeper from the retain position to the remove position and a second position wherein the actuator is capable of moving the core keeper from the retain position to the remove position,

an electronic controller,

a motor driven by the electronic controller,

a power source operatively coupled to the motor, and

a clutch positionable by the motor in a first position to engage the moveable plug in the first configuration of the electro-mechanical control system and in a second position disengaged from the moveable plug in the second configuration of the electro-mechanical control system.

4. The interchangeable electro-mechanical lock core of claim 3 , each of the electronic controller, the motor, and the power source are supported by the operator actuatable assembly.

5. The interchangeable electro-mechanical lock core of claim 3 , wherein the first blocker is positionable by the clutch.

6. The interchangeable electro-mechanical lock core of claim 3 , wherein the first blocker is carried by the clutch.

7. The interchangeable electro-mechanical lock core of claim 3 , wherein with the first blocker in the second position, the actuator is to be moved in two degrees of freedom to move the core keeper from the retain position to the remove position.

8. The interchangeable electro-mechanical lock core of claim 7 , wherein the two degrees of freedom include a translation followed by a rotation.