| 摘要 |
An image forming apparatus, including: a motor having a winding in which a plurality of coils are connected to one another, the motor configured to rotate an image bearing member by a switchover of a direction of a current flowing through each of the plurality of coils; and a control device configured to switch over the direction of the current flowing through each coil to put a brake on the motor separately from the switchover of the direction of the current flowing through each coil to drive the motor, wherein the control device switches over the direction of the current, according to a brake signal having a period larger than a period of a drive signal for driving the motor, to put a brake on the motor to control a rotation speed of the image bearing member.
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