Image carrier driver and image forming apparatus with damper configured to attenuate oscillation associated with power transmission

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a power source;
• and
• an image carrier driver comprising:
• an image carrier configured to rotate by power generated by the driving source;
• a first power transmitter configured to transmit the power from the driving source to the image carrier;
• a rotator disposed further downstream than the image carrier in a flow of power transmission;
• a second power transmitter configured to transmit the power from the image carrier to the rotator;
• and
• a damper disposed in the image carrier and configured to attenuate an oscillation associated with the power transmission and transmitted from the second power transmitter to the image carrier, wherein the damper operatively connects the image carrier and the second power transmitter so that the damper transmits the power from the image carrier to the second power transmitter.