Mechanical control device with improved control cable coupling

A mechanical control device comprising:

• a control cable coupled to a lever, configured to actuate or to be actuated by the lever, and
• a coupling element secured to a coupling end of the cable, the coupling element comprising two pivoting ends movably mounted respectively on two flanges of the lever about a pivot axis, the cable coupling end being interposed axially between the two pivoting ends of the coupling element, wherein
• the coupling element comprises a radial protrusion for limiting axial movements of the coupling element between the flanges, the radial protrusion extending between the flanges and having an axial dimension greater than a diameter of the cable maintaining, during axial movements of the coupling element between the flanges, a clearance between the cable and each of the lever flanges preventing contact of the cable with each of the flanges, and
• wherein an access orifice is provided in one of the flanges to allow insertion of the coupling element, and the access orifice includes a contour including a part complementary to a contour of the radial protrusion.