Housing assembly for a fuel cell stack

The present invention relates to a housing assembly for at least two fuel cells, comprising: - a hollow profile-like body (12) extending in an axial direction (z) and being adapted to laterally encompass at least two fuel cells stacked on one another in axial direction (z), and - a fastening mechanism to interconnect the body (12) with at least one end plate (18, 28) adapted to support the at least two fuel cells.