What the charging set includes
Every toothbrush program ships with a charging route and, more often than not, a travel case. The entry route is a USB or Type-C cable charging through a sealed port; the premium route is a wireless coil dock that the handle drops onto; and the case closes the set for buyers who travel. These parts are quoted with the handle but specified separately, because they decide the unboxing, the charge time on the box and a good share of the felt quality. What each route does is laid out in charging types explained and the USB versus wireless guide.
The six parts on the card
The waveform sketch sits over the charge cycle, but the set is quoted by the rows below. Rows marked customizable change per program; the retail pack row is fixed once the carton plan is approved.
| Part | What decides quality | Typical options |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Dock body and base | Stability, wet-zone sealing, finish | ABS base, weighted foot, colourways to match the handle |
| 2 Charge electronics | Charge rate, termination, input type | USB or Type-C input, or wireless coil circuit |
| 3 Coil or contact set | Alignment tolerance, contact life | Coil pair or pin contacts matched to the seat |
| 4 Travel case | Head protection, venting, closure | Flip or slide case, vented head bays |
| 5 UV box option | Module placement, per-model support | UV module in the lid on select models |
| 6 Cables and retail pack | Shelf presentation, contents | USB or Type-C cable, manual, colour box or bulk carton |
Charge times print from the model datasheet: USB or Type-C line charging typically lands in the 4-6 hour band and wireless coil docks in the 12-16 hour band across the category, confirmed per model.
USB, Type-C and wireless coil charging
Cable charging is the practical default: a USB or Type-C input charges through the sealed base, reaching full in the 4-6 hour band on typical handles. Wireless docks trade speed for experience - 12-16 hours to full, but the handle never sees a plug socket, the seal has one fewer part to fail, and the bathroom counter keeps a fixed home for the brush. Contact-pin docks sit between the two. The route is chosen with the handle program, not after it, since it fixes the base of the handle and the PCB charge circuit. Why handles sometimes stop charging is traced in not charging causes.
Travel cases and vented head bays
A travel case protects the head and the button in a wash bag, and the detail that matters is venting: a closed wet head in an airtight box is what causes the damp-head complaints, so cases run vented head bays with a drain path. Flip and slide closures are the standard formats, sized for one handle and one or two heads. Programs aimed at frequent flyers spec the case with the handle from the start, per the frequent traveler piece; case types and materials are compared in travel cases and UV boxes.
UV box options and careful wording
Some travel cases and docks add a UV module in the lid. The hardware is real, but the wording around it is the sensitive part: any care or hygiene statement has to come from the plant's own documentation for that specific model, tested on that model. The desk therefore treats UV copy as a per-model approval - the listing stays with neutral wording, a case with a UV module, until the plant's papers for that unit say more. Sanitising and germ claims have no place in the copy regardless of the hardware, and buyers should expect that line to hold in every market. For programs that want the feature, the question goes into the quote form at the start, not the end.
Sealing and IPX7 wet zones
Docks live in the wettest corner of the bathroom, so the wet zone is sealed as a whole rather than gasketed part by part: the one-piece sealing process keeps water paths out of the electronics bay, and the rating to quote is IPX7 for the handle with the dock built to survive the same splash and drip reality. Seal design is covered in the IPX guide and the construction in IPX7 explained. At inspection, docks and cases run through the same soak-and-function sequence as the handles they charge.
Ordering docks and cases
Docks and cases usually ride on the handle program: one MOQ, one inspection window, one carton plan. Stand-alone orders - replacement docks for a running line, cases for a retail accessory SKU - are quoted in their own right, with quantities and timing confirmed in writing on the MOQ and lead time page. Colour, logo and retail box work follows the same flow as the handle; see OEM and private label and packaging.
Checks before the set is approved
- Charge time to full on the agreed cable, dock or contact set, against the model datasheet.
- Coil alignment and contact behaviour across a range of handle seating positions.
- Wet-zone soak and function check on sampled docks after drying.
- Case closure, vent path and head retention with a loaded handle.
- UV module function on select models against the plant's own documentation.
- Carton contents: cable, manual, case and labels against the approved sheet.
The plan is written per program and confirmed before the first batch; see quality control, and the full order flow from sourcing process to the quote form.