An image forming apparatus includes a rotary developing device having a
developing device main body rotatably disposed and a plurality of
developing units arranged along a rotation direction of the developing
device main body, a frame for supporting the rotary developing device in
free rotation, and a drive source for rotationally driving the rotary
developing device, characterized in that the drive source for
rotationally driving the rotary developing device is disposed in an area
to which the rotary developing device is projected in a direction
orthogonal to a rotation axis.