The invention relates to the technical field of
coal mine tunnels, in particular to roof
cutting equipment for gob-side entry retaining and a roof
cutting method.The roof
cutting equipment comprises two telescopic main rods, a first bend wheel is arranged at the top of one telescopic main rod, a first guide wheel is arranged at the bottom of one telescopic main rod, and a second bend wheel is arranged at the top of the other telescopic main rod, and a second guide wheel is arranged at the bottom of the other telescopic main rod; the device further comprises a traction mechanism and a
rope saw, a driving wheel is arranged on the traction mechanism, the
rope saw sequentially bypasses the driving wheel, the first guide wheel, the first bend wheel, the second bend wheel and the second guide wheel to form a ring, the driving wheel is used for driving the
rope saw to move circularly, and the traction mechanism can drive the driving wheel to move longitudinally. After the rope saw bypasses the guide wheels and the top plate of the two telescopic main rods, the rope saw forms a U shape, and in the top cutting process, the traction mechanism drives the driving wheel to longitudinally move to provide tensile force for the rope saw, so that the rope saw can gradually form a linear shape from the U shape, and the top plate in a change area from the U shape to the linear shape is
cut open by the rope saw to realize top cutting operation.