Door arrester for sliding doors

摘要

The present invention relates to a door arrester for sliding doors of motor vehicles, said sliding door being movable between a closed position and an open position, the door arrester comprising: a latching member (2) being resiliently mounted on a vehicle body and acting transversely to a direction of travel of the sliding door; and a latching lever (12) being rotatably connected to the sliding door and latching with said latching member (2) in said open position of the sliding door, the rotational movement of said latching lever (12) being limited by a limit stop (7); wherein a braking device (11, 17, 18) is provided which is configured to slow down said rotational movement of said latching lever (12) in a predetermined angular range about said limit stop (7).