A hydraulic support monitoring a support pose in real time based on an inertia measurement unit (IMU) and a detection method thereof. In the hydraulic support, IMU sensors are separately mounted on a roof beam, a rear linkage, and a base, and an auxiliary support pose monitoring system is disposed. Each IMU sensor measures movement states of the roof beam, the rear linkage, and the base of the support in real time, and the support pose monitoring system processes the movement states to monitor a support pose of the hydraulic support in real time. Especially, it can be technically determined whether the hydraulic support is adequately lowered, moved or raised, thereby effectively reducing the labor intensity of workers and improving the working efficiency of the hydraulic support.

An apparatus for protecting a roof tray when a gob-side entry retaining end support migrates is provided. The apparatus is mounted at a top end position of a hydraulic support, and includes a movable bearing mechanism, an automatic expansion/contraction connecting groove mechanism, and an active reset mechanism. The movable bearing mechanism includes two parallel belts and a plurality of rollers supporting the belts, and the rollers are mounted on and supported by a bearing mechanism. The automatic expansion/contraction connecting groove mechanism is two concave base plates fixed between the two belts, and the two concave base plates are spaced by a distance. The active reset mechanism includes two telescopic rods and reset springs sleeved on the telescopic rods, and the telescopic rod is connected to an end portion of the reset spring to form a synchronous mechanism.

An apparatus for protecting a roof tray when a gob-side entry retaining end support migrates is provided. The apparatus is mounted at a top end position of a hydraulic support, and includes a movable bearing mechanism, an automatic expansion/contraction connecting groove mechanism, and an active reset mechanism. The movable bearing mechanism includes two parallel belts and a plurality of rollers supporting the belts, and the rollers are mounted on and supported by a bearing mechanism. The automatic expansion/contraction connecting groove mechanism is two concave base plates fixed between the two belts, and the two concave base plates are spaced by a distance. The active reset mechanism includes two telescopic rods and reset springs sleeved on the telescopic rods, and the telescopic rod is connected to an end portion of the reset spring to form a synchronous mechanism.

A mine roof support comprises two or more frusto-conical, tubular sections, the sections each flared outwardly from an upper end to a lower end thereof, a skirt portion of a section being received and secured within a neck portion of a section below in a frictional fit to define an interior volume of the mine roof support. A solid, compressible, load-bearing material is located within the volume. Methods of installing a mine roof support and a pre-installation assembly for a mine roof support are also disclosed.

A hydraulic support unit and a hydraulic support for anti-rock burst roadway. The hydraulic support unit includes a base, a top beam, and a hydraulic support column, the top beam is positioned above the base in a spaced manner; the hydraulic support column are disposed between the base and the top beam; a side guard plate and a first base hydraulic cylinder are disposed on the left side and right side of the base, the side guard plates are rotably connected to the base, the two ends of the first base hydraulic cylinder are hinged to the base and the side guard plate respectively, the first base hydraulic cylinder can drive the side guard plate to transit between a horizontal state and a vertical state, and the bottom surfaces of the side guard plates are flush with the bottom surface of the base in the horizontal state.

A connector for coupling a plurality of underground roof supports, each roof support including a canopy. The connector includes a guide configured to be coupled to one of the roof supports, and an actuator having a bore and a rod at least partially positioned in the bore. An end of the rod is slidably coupled to the guide. A cable has a first end coupled to the end of the rod and a second end adapted for connection to another of the roof supports.

A method for recovering room-mining coal pillars by solid filling in synergy with artificial pillars. Solid materials and cementing materials on the ground are conveyed through a feeding well and a pipeline to a room-and-pillar goaf, a plurality of artificial pillars is cast at an interval in a coal room area, and gangue is cast to fill other regions of the coal room using a gangue casting machine. Under joint support by the artificial pillars and the coal room filler, coal pillars are recovered using a continuous coal mining machine, artificial pillars are cast in the original coal pillar area after recovery, and gangue is cast to fill the original coal pillar area using the gangue casting machine. A system for recovering room-mining coal pillars by solid filling in synergy with artificial pillars mainly includes a material conveying system, a joint support system, and a coal pillar recovery system.

The present disclosure relates to a hydraulic support with a quick response function for coal wall spalling, which includes a base, an upright post, a top beam, an extensible canopy, a face guard, and a vibration meter. The vibration meter is mounted on a hydraulic support, and detects a vibration signal of a coal wall in a non-contact mode. The face guard includes a primary face guard, a secondary face guard, and a tertiary face guard connected in sequence. One side, close to a coal wall, of the primary face guard is connected to a quick response device. The quick response device is in signal communication with the vibration meter. After receiving the vibration signal of the coal wall, the quick response device is abutted against the coal wall before the secondary face guard and the tertiary face guard fit the coal wall.

A mine roof support comprises two or more frusto-conical, tubular sections, the sections each flared outwardly from an upper end to a lower end thereof, a skirt portion of a section being received and secured within a neck portion of a section below in a frictional fit to define an interior volume of the mine roof support. A solid, compressible, load-bearing material is located within the volume. Methods of installing a mine roof support and a pre-installation assembly for a mine roof support are also disclosed.

A mobile canopy (or rapid advance shield) for use in a tunnel, comprising: first and second opposing and spaced walls; a curved roof coupled between the first and second walls; first and second skis mounted to respective bottoms of the first and second walls, the skis adapted to slide the mobile canopy about a floor of the tunnel; wherein the curved roof slopes downward from a front end of the mobile canopy toward a back end of the mobile canopy, the front end of the mobile canopy for positioning adjacent to a face of the tunnel; wherein the curved roof is movable between a first position proximate a tunnel roof and a second position spaced from the tunnel roof; and, wherein the first and second walls are movable between respective first positions proximate respective tunnel walls and respective second positions spaced from the tunnel walls.