Assembly for attaching and connecting a computer data storage device to an on-board computer and associated method for use

An assembly for attaching and connecting a computer data storage device to an on-board computer, the storage device and the on-board computer each including a connector, the attaching assembly including:

• an encapsulation structure defining a space for receiving the storage device and comprising means for attaching the storage device in this receiving space;
• and a receiving structure defining a receiving space making it possible to insert the encapsulation structure therein and comprising a first connector complementary to the connector of the storage device, the connector of the storage device being rigidly fixed relative to the storage device, and a second connector complementary to the connector of the onboard computer, a flexible communication link connecting the first connector and the second connector, one of the connectors being movable relative to the other, the flexible communication link being configured to isolate the storage device and the first connector from vibrations of the second connector;
• wherein the encapsulation structure and the storage device mounted therein are movable relative to the receiving structure between an inserted configuration in which the encapsulation structure and the storage device are inserted into the receiving structure and the connector of the storage device is connected to the first connector, the first connector positioned in a distal part of the receiving space of the receiving structure to cooperate with the connector of the storage device due to the insertion of the encapsulation structure into the receiving space, and a removed configuration in which the encapsulation structure and the storage device are removed from the receiving structure an the connector of the storage device is disconnected from the first connector, the first connector mounted on a carriage, the carriage being mobile relative to the receiving structure along an insertion axis defining a direction of movement of the storage device between the inserted configuration and the removed configuration.