Side door power stops

Electronically controlled braking device for stopping a vehicle door at an arbitrary position, comprising:

• a motor unit configured to be electrically powered to output a torque at an output shaft of the motor unit;
• and
• at least one spindle drive unit comprising a spindle having a spindle thread and a spindle nut having a spindle nut thread, wherein the spindle thread and the spindle nut thread are in meshing engagement, wherein the spindle drive unit is configured to be driven by the output shaft of the motor unit such that the spindle and the spindle nut are displaced relative to each other along a displacement axis,
• wherein at least one of the spindle and the spindle nut is comprising or is connected to an engaging section configured to engage with a check strap, not being part of the braking device and connected to the vehicle door or the vehicle body, in a manner such that, in an engagement state of the engaging section and the check strap, a displacement of the check strap relative to the engaging section of the braking device is prohibited in at least one direction of movement of the check strap, and that, in a release state of the engaging section and the check strap, a displacement of the check strap relative to the engaging section of the braking device is allowed in the directions of movement of the check strap.