Roundabout (play)

A seat carousel is a children's play equipment, which belongs to the shooting games. Common features of all three games is the rotation around its vertical axis, that the gaming device rotates as a whole, and that the gaming device is driven manually by the children. The rotational play in addition to the seat carousels are still standing carousel, Turntable and turntable.

Such vertical lathe Games are primarily on children's playgrounds, but are increasingly found in private gardens. Where no such rotational play on a public playground, it must meet the standard DIN EN 1176. Private used carousels must satisfy only the DIN 71.

Compared to fairground carousels

Compared to fair carousels a seat carousel is much smaller, it is manually driven and simpler in design. Seat carousels usually have no subject-related vehicles ( for example, a mini fire engine ), but are instead equipped with a simple, revolving seat. In addition, the children sit in the seat carousel typically radially (ie look to the center ), ( ie in the direction of rotation) is seen during the carnival carousel in the tangential direction.

Size

In the sitting and standing carousels and the turntables the size is tuned to a small group of children. This is typically a diameter of 1-3 meters, rarely also above, connected.

In contrast, the turntable is only for one or two people. Its diameter is therefore much smaller, about 50 cm.

Designs

For types, a distinction seat carousel, standing carousel, Turntable and turntable. These terms are themselves not always used correctly by the manufacturers or distributors of these devices. It is therefore advisable to always (if available) to observe the picture and the description.

Seat carousel

Carousel with a seat of the bottom of the game apparatus is rotatably supported. On this ground a round seat is fitted with a backrest. The arm forms the outer edge of the game machine.

In the center is the axis of rotation, fixed to the ground, the (not rotatable) is. Because a hand wheel is mounted, by means of which the children can put the toy in rotation.

Standing carousel

A still carousel is simpler in construction as a seat carousel: it is a rotatably mounted floor, on which rods are mounted only to hold. It is powered by pushing with a foot from the ground outside the edge of the standing carousel.

Turntable

The turntable has a simple construction: A round disc is rotatably mounted. There are no structures. In general, the axis of rotation is not exactly vertical but tilted.

For some variety, a variation in which the hub is not flat, but slightly funnel-shaped molded ensures.

Turntable

A turntable is a small hub for one to two persons. It is a rod in the middle to hold that rotates with the game machine. Here, too, may be applied awry the axis of rotation.

Benefit

The use of such rotation games makes children with the feeling and the physical properties of this rotational movement familiar. These include first sensorial experience of the centrifugal force acting on the body. Also, the sense of balance is required (and thus trained ). In addition, children can learn social skills when they realize that for the individual the drive easier for once all equally participate in the drive. Course through this muscular drive and muscles are trained and promoted the joy of movement.

In addition, integrative seat carousels for playing together disabled and non-disabled are offered. Also promotes the natural coexistence of people with disabilities with non-disabled people.

Security

To ensure the safety of playground equipment in public places, all carousels the "DIN 1176 - Playground equipment, Part 5 - Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for carousels " enough.

An increased risk arises naturally in " improper use " of a carousel. It should be noted that the usual carousels are designed for children. For use by older adolescents and adults may have a risk of too little space ( legroom ) or occur too low railing heights. It is particularly dangerous when a carousel machine is driven (eg by a motor scooter ). The thus achieved extremely high speeds actually getting overwhelmed the person sitting in the carousel people, one way or the other kind