WHEEL HUB FOR AN AXLE OF A VEHICLE COMPRISING AN IMPROVED INTEGRATED REDUCTION SYSTEM

Wheel hub (10) for an axle (4) of a vehicle (1) comprising a reduction unit (15), which is housed inside a chamber (13) defined between the wheel hub (10) and a carcass (5) of the axle (4) and is configured to vary the torque transmitted from an axle shaft (7a, 7b) of the axle (4) to a respective wheel hub (10), the reduction unit (15) comprising a gearing (21), which is configured to define several gear ratios depending on the position of a selector (16), which is coupled to the axle shaft (7a, 7b) in a rotary manner and is free to move on it along an axis (B) of its due to the action of actuator means (17) configured to control its position.