Patent ID: 8387080

Claim:
An optical pickup apparatus comprising: a housing configured to include optical components including a first laser diode and a second laser diode emitting respectively laser beams with wavelengths that are different from each other; a first heatsink made of metal and configured to dissipate heat generated from the first laser diode, the first heatsink comprising: a first fixing portion located on a far edge of the first heatsink; a first pilot hole located in the first fixing portion, the first pilot hole guiding a single first screw into a first screw hole located in the housing, the first heatsink being fixed to the housing with the single first screw; a second heatsink made of metal, configured to dissipate heat generated from the second laser diode, and disposed in a manner adjacent to the first heatsink, the second heatsink comprising: a second fixing portion located on a far edge of the second heatsink; a second pilot hole located in the second fixing portion, the second pilot hole guiding a single second screw into a second screw hole located in the housing, the second heatsink being fixed to the housing with the single second screw; and an adhesive fixing portion providing a common bonding portion for the housing, the first heatsink, and the second heatsink to be bonded in common with an adhesive, the adhesive fixing portion being adjacent to a near edge of the first heatsink and a near edge of the second heatsink; wherein: the near edge of the first heatsink and the near edge of the second heatsink are adjacent to one another and located substantially in the center of the housing, the first heatsink, and the second heatsink are bonded to the housing with the adhesive placed at a single position on the adhesive fixing portion, the single position located at the near edge of the first heatsink that is adjacent to the near edge of the second heatsink such that the adhesive fixes the first heatsink to the second heatsink and to the housing at the single position, the first heatsink is fixed to the housing with the single first screw and the adhesive, and the second heatsink is fixed to the housing with the single second screw and the adhesive.