Image forming apparatus capable of suppressing deterioration in accuracy of controlling switching of motors from forward rotation to reverse rotation

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a photoreceptor;
• a developer carrier configured to carry a developer and develop an electrostatic latent image formed on the photoreceptor;
• a motor configured to drive rotationally the photoreceptor and the developer carrier, the motor rotating in a first rotational direction and in a second rotational direction opposite to the first rotational direction, wherein the photoreceptor rotates in a third rotational direction and the developer carrier rotates in a fourth rotational direction in a state in which the motor is rotating in the first rotational direction, and the photoreceptor rotates in a direction opposite to the third rotational direction and the developer carrier rotates in a direction opposite to the fourth rotational direction in a state in which the motor is rotating in the second rotational direction;
• a coupling provided in at least one of a first drive train configured to transmit drive from the motor to the developer carrier and a second drive train configured to transmit drive from the motor to the photoreceptor, the coupling including play in a rotational direction of the coupling;
• and
• a controller configured to control the motor, the controller controlling the motor to rotate in the first rotational directional in a case in which the electrostatic latent image formed on the photoreceptor is developed,
• wherein, in a case in which the controller controls the motor to rotate in the second rotational direction after the motor rotates in the first rotational direction, the controller controls the motor, which is stopped, to rotate in the first rotational direction, and then controls the motor to rotate in the second rotational direction.