Braking device for a drive device

A braking device for a drive device for adjusting a vehicle panel, comprising:

• a brake housing comprising a first brake housing part (3) and a second brake housing part, said first housing part and second housing part defining a longitudinal axis,
• wherein the first brake housing part has a first end forming a first end of the brake housing, a second end opposite the first end and a middle portion between the first end and the second end, wherein the first brake housing part has a radially circumferential annular step (5) on an inner circumference thereof in the middle portion and wherein the first brake housing has an inner toothing on an inner circumference thereof in an region of the first end, wherein the inner toothing is configured to connect the first brake housing part to a bearing element;
• a first brake element non-rotatably arranged in the brake housing;
• a second brake element rotatably arranged in the brake housing;
• and
• a biasing means for biasing one of the first brake element and the second brake element toward the other of the first brake element and the second brake element in a direction of the longitudinal axis of the brake housing, wherein the brake housing comprises a connecting portion for connecting the first brake housing part and the second brake housing part, and
• wherein the first brake housing part and the second brake housing part are laser-welded to one another in the connecting portion of the brake housing.